How long has it been since then?
The sun had already set and my cheeks had been cooled by the snow that had fallen at some point.
But I don't have the arm to pay for it.
... both Zahr and Mentila are dead.
They were much stronger than me, and I still wanted you to be with me.
……
Exhale white.
Cold.
But I don't even have warming arms anymore.
Still, the snow keeps coming down as if to bruise me like that.
I didn't have the power to prevent it, I just trembled.
That's when the shadow fell over my head.
"... a cold, I'll catch it"
……
Sophia gave me an umbrella over my head.
But wouldn't that make her wetter?
When I look up at her like that, she puts a muffler around her neck on my shoulder.
And then he sat next to me and went to talk to himself.
"… Mentila took my breath away"
……
... Nothing, I can't put it into words.
I knew this future. If we behaved carefully, we could have avoided it.
That's what I just regretted.
"... Sophia is"
"Huh?"
"Is Sophia okay?
It would have been an unexpected word.
For her, for me.
At least it wasn't the word I consciously put out.
"It's hard. But if it's stupidity or weakness, you'll hear it all after you die."
"... what's that?
"Of course, to Bethenburg, to Zahr, to Mentila... to you"
That's all she says, she leans against my body.
... If it's stupid or weak, should I throw up after I'm dead?
She's strong.
... I'm sure I can't catch up anymore.
I hide my mouth with a muffler and sigh softly to death.
That's when she accidentally opened her mouth.
"... Lazareth, what's wrong with your right hand?
"Huh?"
"Right hand, why don't you get it out of your coat?
"... it"
I honestly didn't think they'd point it out, so it's just a little hard to answer.
But she's not trying to blame me at all, she's staring me in the eye and waiting for words.
She was so grateful now.
"... no more. At least by the time we left Mactoria, we had already been cut off by the previous king of Forse"
"... to the predecessor king Forse?
"Yeah. In Mactoria, we met when the fog broke out"
"... ha"
When she thinks she sighed something, she suddenly puts her hands around my neck.
Looking at it, she pulled the muffler wrapped around my neck and strangled me.
"... ku, uhh...!
Wherever I desperately try to wave her hand, it comes off easily.
At the same time, the air suddenly entered my lungs, causing me to fall apart.
"Ho ho, ho..."
"Yes, so it's Chara"
"Ho ho... what's chara?
"Hiding, you did it again, didn't you?
... Speaking of which, I've made promises like don't hide things before.
Because the spell is gone, little by little, but I guess my memory is returning.
"... that's terrible. Even I don't like you and I'm hiding things."
"If you're worried about me and you're hiding something, it's still a bad touch. Now that we've been dating for over a decade, it's time to understand my personality."
"Huh?"
"Don't underestimate me, I'm telling you. I mean, I'm not as vulnerable as you think I am."
"... ha"
I already knew that.
She was, at the age of sixteen, present at the death of her own protégé, still trying to move on.
And still, she's trying to move on.
Now that I think about it, maybe this worry was a worry for her like that.
... but then.
I save the snow at my feet and hit her cheek like that.
"Yikes!
"... so it's chara"
"Huh? What are you talking about?
"Forget it, Kristo?
She seemed to understand my words and swelled her cheeks.
"That can't be helped, can it! 'Cause you can't be known that the Lord of Bethenburg is a woman!
"You wanted me to say something in advance."
"... uh. It's the..."
My words are getting worse and worse.
I saw her like that, and I accidentally blew it out.
"... Pfft, hehe, haha!
"You don't have to laugh! Besides, only Lazareth couldn't spot it!
... Ah, that's a little shocking.
"... thanks, Sophia"
"No, I don't mind. Mental care for your employees is also your supervisor's responsibility."
"I'm already one of your men."
I'm not lost in my mind anymore.
But it's not like there's nothing in my mind.
... but there is still a girl standing up.
I'm a monkey imitator too, but I just wanted to try a little harder.
It was then.
Unexpectedly, I heard something from outside the castle, something like a loud voice.
"... Sophia, I heard you"
"Yes. Maybe..."
That said, she quickly rises and rushes straight from the courtyard to an earlier glance.
I didn't know what she meant by "maybe," but I still couldn't be here, chasing after her.
In the front door between the sights was already Marialette.
When she looks at us, she says, after a little surprise, step aside.
"Hey, did you enjoy playing with the snow?
"Yes. I'd love to come with you next time"
"Don't hesitate"
That's all she says, she opens the door between glances.
Already there were hundreds of men who had cemented themselves in armor, and at the beginning of them faces they had seen before.
But they did not even try to see the open door, but only the man at the head, King Peswen.
"Well, I guess this brings together all the people you want to hear"
"... could it be them? Sire."
"Yes, I think you guys would notice..."
"Forse has attacked this country"
I can hear you breathing.
... No, maybe I'm not the only one breathing, and the others knew.
However, there must be considerable experience of being calm in the wake of reports that other countries have thus attacked us here.
"The garrisons have already evacuated the citizens, but their smell, as we know, is not enough to make a thousand in the war. So I'm gonna ask you guys to come out right now."
"As you wish."
"... and I'm sorry for the guests, but this country is unintentional, as you can see, and it's not all that powerful. So..."
"Master Sage, I'll have you fight for it too."
Calling the name, a few soldiers begin to twirl.
But he struck the ground with a weapon that Rick, who is in the lead, and silenced them.
"I don't mind. Originally, we are in a position to form an alliance."
"I'd appreciate it if you said that."
Sophia didn't seem to know why I was called by that name, she just wanted this look.
I glance at her like that and smile.
"Well, gentlemen. Let me show you. That you got the wrong guy to sell the fight."
With the boy's words, an invincible grin dwelt on them at the same time.