"Ugh... Rachel! Are you all right?"
I'm starting to tremble, and I'm sure my face is pale. I was filled with fear.
- Yeah, I know.
Even if it was a little information for the wise Louis, I must have noticed about my current situation.
When Lady Louis realized the power of the Dark Spirit, he noticed something. Still, he wouldn't ask me anything.
Nonetheless, the dots and questions that were often asked in this case were connected by a line.
And you know it. Why did I lose my magic power? How did you get the blessing of the Dark Spirit King?
And the opponent, who didn't want to be known any more than anyone else, knew about my ugly past. My past when I was told to behave arrogantly and harm the old saintly lady.
"I-I 'm sorry... I'm sorry"
"You don't have to apologize. You don't have to be scared, Rachel."
I was disillusioned. It's not strange to be furious when you're cheating. And yet, Louis narrowed his eyes and smiled at me.
"Where did you come from, what happened?" If that's what Rachel wants to talk to you about, you can always tell me. But I don't want to force you to ask. "
"Louis... that's just too convenient for me." I kept quiet about what was important to you. It was a lie. "
"... Rachel, I don't think so. The woman I've seen, Rachel, is always straight and unwilling to give up, just staring forward. There's no lie there."
Louis stared straight at me with his hand on the wall. I can't divert my eyes from being sucked in by my pale eyes.
“Without the days I spent with you, I would still have been a man full of flaws who only assumed with biased information that everything I had was right.... Rachel, you definitely changed me."
"Master Louis..."
So am I. If Louis hadn't pushed my back anyway, my field of view would have been narrow. Louis was the only one who taught me so much about the world that I didn't know.
"The place I am now may have been the future I should have traced....... I'll spend the rest of my life losing you, and even search for the culprit. Maybe he was that kind of person. I feel terrified when I feel that way."
Louis stared at his hand and muttered.
I can't say that the relationship between His Highness and I was very good before I went back in time. We only saw each other on the surface. I didn't even want to know.
"... it's the future I built."
“It's not just Rachel. If Rachel hadn't lost her magic, I wouldn't have even tried to get to know you.... there's so much to lose depending on your choice."
Louis' words made my chest twitch.
"Depending on your choice... you're really right." I was foolish enough to take for granted everything that was given to me, and I didn't see what I had to do. ”
If I hadn't lost it, I wouldn't have noticed anything.
The existence of someone who loves me, the person who tries to imprison himself. And the weight of your actions and statements.
"I'm sorry, Rachel. You've come this far with fear and determination." You really worked hard, didn't you? "
"Master Louis... no... I just..."
"Thank you, Rachel."
Lady Louie's words reminded me of the days since the dawn of time, and various thoughts overflowed and my chest became hot. Louis' expression, as if he were saying that the path I had taken was not wrong, was very gentle and warm.
"I'll find a way to get back to Rachel and pick her up as soon as I can."... so don't cry. "
--I... when did you get tears...?
When I put my hand on my cheek, my hand got wet from the tears that had been passed on unknowingly.
"I can't even wipe your tears now." I can't do anything with Rachel in front of me. It's really frustrating. "
Lady Louis retracted her hand toward me and hit the wall with her clenched fist.
"Please don't forget. Whether I'm separated or not, my thoughts are with Rachel."
"Yeah, I feel the same way."
Louis smiled lonely and shifted his gaze to his feet. When I lowered my gaze to follow that gaze, there was an hourglass where all the sand was about to fall off.
"It's already time..." Lady Louis nodded with a soft smile.
”Lady Louis... Lady Louis, why... are you disappearing?”
"It's all right, Rachel. If you make such a sad face, I want to hug you right now and I can't help it anymore."
Lady Louis! I'll... find Lady Louis right away
"No, this is my fight." I'll be sure to pick you up majestically as the Spirit King convinces me. Must be... I mean... well... "
"Lady Louis! Lady Louis!" Wait, just a little more... please "
The wall, which had been transparent before, gradually emitted a strong light and gradually hid Louis' figure.
The light gradually diminishes and returns to the original blue light.
Only my sad voice, calling Louis's name, resounded in this vast space.