“Big brother, are you going sowhere? Why are you saying goodbye? I’m coming too, okay?”
Words that make my heart ache.
She still didn’t understand the aning of what I was saying…… no, she was probably thinking, “That can’t be true”.
That there’s no way I would say goodbye to them here.
But I have to say it.
“I’m sorry…… I can’t take you…….”
“…… Huh?”
“Espie, Slayer…… this is…….”
It’s tough.
It’s painful.
It’s so heavy… but… I have to say it……
“Goodbye.”
“Eh!?”
After eting and opening up to , Espie’s expression, which had always been smiling, froze.
“Good…… bye?”
“Yes. I can’t stay in this era anymore. I will return to the future… to my original ti. As for you guys who live in this era now… this is where we part.”
I want to take them along.
But I can’t.
I clenched my fist until it bled, but still……
“No…..”
But Espie would never agree to that.
“No.”
“Espie……”
“No way!!”
She looked down, her shoulders were shaking, her lips were pursed, her eyes filled with tears, and…..
“Big brother, did I do sothing bad? If I’ve done anything bad, I’ll fix it! I’ll fix it! I’m sorry! I’ll be a good girl! So…….”
Espie jumped on .
Sobbing, desperately……
“No, Espie, you’re not bad. You haven’t done anything. You just need to grow up as you are. It’s my fault.”
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’ll do better! I won’t be selfish! I won’t bother you, Big brother! I don’t need snacks anymore! I don’t need clothes! I’ll even cut down on cuddles! That’s why… that’s why… no… no… don’t… don’t throw away! Don’t hate !”
Throw her away? I see.
I can’t take her. I have to go ho.
That’s my situation.
From Espie’s point of view, it’s understandable to think that way about what I’m doing.
“Espie…… I’m sorry…….”
“No.”
“Here, we—”
“Nooooo!!!
Yes. I knew.
We got too closely connected.
I knew that talking about this would lead to this outco.
“No! No no no no no no! Nooooooo! Nooooooooo!”
“Espie……”
Espie clung to my neck and cried.
It felt like she was never going to let go.
This was the second ti I’ve made my sister cry.
And then, I finally got it ……
――Oh~, I found you~. The worst kind of brother, one who makes his little sister cry ♪
That’s what Espie said to the first ti I t her in the future.
This was what she ant by those words.
You’re right, Espie.
Just like with Amae, I really was the worst.
And today, it’s not just my sister……
“Brother……. why… would you… abandon us?”
Even my younger brother……
“That’s not true. You are my precious little sister and brother.”
“Then… why… then, please take us with you! I don’t care about this era! If you’re going to the future, please take us with you too!”
“I can’t……
“I don’t like this! No way!”
Slayer grabbed my arm and scread frantically.
Slayer, who always acted a little cheeky, and not childlike, had tears in his eyes.
Ah, not only my sister but my brother too……
[Charging Completed]
“”‘Eehh!??””
But at that mont, words signaling the end rang out.
“Now, Young man……. The switch need only be pressed for you to leap. So…… what coordinates…… what location would you desire? Would this very place in the future suffice?”
“No….. the location should be… the port town of Ghenkan… where… there are people I have to go to et. The ones I’ve kept waiting …… for more than a decade…….”
“…… right……”
There’s no more ti. The Chieftain smiled sadly and worked nonchalantly.
And……
『Child. The Espie of this era should receive one of those watches, should she not?』
「Huh?」
『If Espie does not give it to you in the future, you will not be able to co to this era.』
「…… Oh, I see……」
Tre’ainar reminded of this.
This watch, which carries the risk of death, was given to by the future Espie.
But the reason Espie gave it to in the first place was… well… that’s it……
“Chieftain, one of those watches…… when the ti cos, I want you to leave it to Espie.”
“To Espie?”
“That’s right. And one day, I want you to give it to . Set it for this era…….”
“… un…….”
With just this explanation, the Chieftain seed to understand.
It really helps.
Just……
『No, child. When you first received this watch from Espie, you recklessly tinkered with it…… thus, tis the era even further in the past, to Hiro’s ti…』
「Oh, I see…… Hahaha…… ‘There’s no point in setting it up’…… Is that what you an….」
“?”
So that ans that after ssing around with the setting so much and ruining it, it was just luck that we were able to co to this era……
“Big brother! I don’t get it! I’ll try to be useful! Don’t go!”
“Brother!”
Yes, I was lucky.
I was able to reach an era when I could et these guys……
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry, both of you. I wish I could have played with you more…… I wish I could have eaten more curry…… more…… more…… I’m so sorry…… for being the worst big brother who made you both cry…… I’m really sorry……”
I hugged them both.
“Then let’s play! Let’s eat so curry too!”
“Brother, no! I, I’m …….”
I hugged the two small bodies with all my might.
Damn it. My eyes were burning. I’m in tears, too…… stupid bastard! It’s my fault. What’s the point of crying?
I don’t have the right to cry though.
“I gave Espie a ribbon, and this is a gift to Slayer.”
I fished around my pocket for sothing and found a knife.
It’s a reminder of all the tis we all camped and ate curry together.
“No, I don’t need it! I don’t need it, so stay with …….”
“Take this knife.”
“Brother…….”
“Get along with Espie…be good friends. You’re the only one I can trust to take care of Espie.”
“Ugh…… uh……”
How could I ever forget this? This warmth. This feeling.
To you in the future, who have been waiting for over a dozen years, I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart……
“Listen, you guys aren’t alone. You’re the only ones in this world who know about . The world doesn’t know, but you know . So, the two of you…… try to get along.”
“I don’t want two of us…… if my Big brother isn’t here… only Big brother isn’t here…… I want us three together……”
“In a future where you’re bigger…… I’m sure we’ll see each other again. Absolutely. At that ti, let’s eat a lot of curry. Let’s play a lot. Let’s always…… be together.”
Even if you don’t forgive in the future, no matter how long it takes, I will continue to make ands to you.
“Chieftain…… Larou’iph…… in this era, you are the only ones who know the truth about , other than Espie and Slayer…… I need you to take care of them …….”
“…… In addition to the funds, I owe a debt of gratitude for saving our lives, Young man…… thus, this is but a small favor to grant you… is it not?”
I wanted them to keep an eye on these two and help them from ti to ti. When I asked them what they thought, the Chieftain smiled and nodded.
And……
“Earth. You say you’re Hiro’s or Mamu’s child, I still don’t understand, but…… if that’s true…… suppose you are really from the future…… is it the Aka of the future that you have beco friends with?”
When Larou’iph asked about Mr. Aka, I nodded honestly.
“Yeah.”
“So, Aka will be alive until that ti… I see… is that so?”
Then she looked up at the ceiling, tears welling up in her eyes, but smiled just a little, and gently placed her hand on the shoulders of the weeping Espie and Slayer.
“Espie, Slayer. I understand the pain of sudden separation from loved ones and the pain of not being able to see them. But there is hope. into the future. Soday, you will be able to et again… definitely… because the man from the future said so.”
“Lal……”
“And I’ve decided, I’m going to live.”
It seed Larou’iph had given her answer. With hopeful eyes without hesitation, she hugged Slayer and Espie and declared.
“I had no attachnt to a world without Aka, and I fought thinking I could die at any ti. But when I found out that Aka was alive, I looked back on my life so far, and could not forgive my ugly history, and thought about dying even more. But now it’s different. I will live. Even though I am covered in blood and ugly, one day I will be able to hold my head high and bravely et Aka again… I will live a proud life, and one day I will definitely go and see Aka. I swear it. For Aonii’s sake… so you guys too…”
“Ugh…… Ugh…… Why…… I want to be with Big brother forever……
“So you guys, live strong, and live your lives with pride so that you can et this man one day… and maybe soday, you’ll be able to hug him. If you want, even punch him.”
Larou’iph’s words must have resonated heavily.
But that doesn’t make it any easier for them to accept it, and neither Espie nor Slayer can stop crying.
But…..
“We’ll definitely et again soday. And please, all of you, rember what I’m about to tell you. In the near future, Hiro and Mamu will have a child nad Earth Lagann. Then, when that child turns 15 years old, and is about to graduate from the Academy, there will be an Imperial Graduation Match at the Academy, at which the Earth Lagann runs away from ho. After that, there is a fighting tournant in the secluded nation of Cacretale, and we will et a few days after the tournant. After Cacretale, I’ll be wandering around in Ghenkan. At that point in ti, I won’t know you yet… but I’ll definitely be there to et you, because I love you. And when I do, I don’t care how many shots I have to take.”
Even just saying it out loud, it will span an enormous amount of ti. They will have to wait more than a decade now.
That’s right.
I’m still making them wait. In the future…
“You guys are waiting for in the future. That’s why I have to go. Listen, I’ll say it again and again. I love you guys!!”
I take the watch from the Chieftain, and stroke the heads of Espie and Slayer as they wept in Larou’iph’s arms, and then I vow once again.
“The next ti we et, I will be with you, even if I have to fight against everything in the world.”
And then, I activated the watch, and a light enveloped along with a teleportation circle……
“Big brother…… ugh, b…… b…… Big brotheeeeeeer!”
“Bro…… ther…… ah……”
The voices of my beloved sister and brother reached one last ti.
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