Asia looked at him shocked. Her green eyes widened and I could see there were unshed tears beneath them before her expression was replaced by a bitter smile.
"I... Hero-san... Do you know my story?" She asked softly.
"Yes, I don't know any details other than that you were excommunicated due to the curethat devil." I told her and notice her muscle tense.
"This this..."
"You don't have to tell if you don't want to." Gilgash cut her off again and I placed my hand on her shoulder, making her look at . Giving her a small smile, I continued.
"I want to be friends with you. I don't care about your past. It's because you're a nice girl who also seed fun to talk to."
"But I don't have common sense, I've never lived outside the Church before." Asia told with watery eyes. It was if she was trying to reject , but at the sa ti she didn't want to either.
"This is an easy thing to fix, you'll learn in ti. I'll help you."
"I can't even speak Japanese, Hero-san."
"We're speaking Japanese now, didn't you notice?" Gilgash asked with a smile and his eyes widened.
"We are?" She asked back. "How?"
"Magic..." Gilgash replied simply and it was true. Gilgash had already learned a spell that allowed to speak in any language.
Asia looks surprised by this before slowly letting out a small laugh. It sounded beautiful.
"However..." Gilgash spoke again and caught her attention. "Being friends with won't be easy." Gilgash said, "As you see, I am a hero. And heroes will always have enemies. If you are my friend, my enemies can target you" Gilgash declared and his eyes widened.
"You want to have a normal life, don't you? I can tell you. But if you're my friend, you won't have any of that..."
In truth, Gilgash wanted to say more, but found his throat dry for a mont. Everything I said before was true, but it was just the tip of an iceberg. It wasn't even deep enough to get to the heart of my situation, but seeing his expression, seeing his eyes filled with hope of living a normal life like all students and teenagers...
However, during his break, Asia surprisingly gave him another smile. It wasn't as radiant as before, as it was filled with bitterness.
"I... I don't think I'll ever have a normal life Hero-san... Not anymore..." She spoke bitterly. "You're... like , aren't you, Hero-san? You're talented..."
Ah...
She understood... She understood what Gilgash was trying to say.
"Yes... Like you, I also have a gift from God. But unlike you, mine is not healing but destroying. Taking life..." Gilgash replied in a calm tone, his face twisted into a impassive expression.
Asia laughed: "It was really impossible to start wishing for a normal life, wasn't it?" She asked again in a voice of resignation.
"Yes... we are chosen people in Asia... Unlike others, we are born with this gift and power. And as people say, power will always attract other power. It is impossible to live like normal people if people want to around us would be in danger." Gilgash told her with a nod.
"But you already know that. Is that why you were reluctant to be my friend?" I asked.
"No" She shook her head. "I knew deep down that I could be your friend. But I... I just..."
"You are afraid to abandon your dream." Gilgash finished for her and her eyes widened.
"If you are my friend, you will no longer have a normal life. You still had the hope of living like normal people, but that chance will be lost if you beco my friend" Gilgash declared. "However, at the sa ti, so do you. You don't want to be alone anymore, right?" Gilgash asked softly and Asia lowered her head, sobs slowly coming out of her mouth.
"I...Gilgash-san...I...it's really impossible, isn't it?" She asked in a heartbroken tone.
She also used my na, indicating that she will finally accept that her dream of a normal life was impossible. It almost made shed tears for her, but I didn't. I held on tight and felt strong, this girl needed . I couldn't show any signs of weakness now.
"Yeah" I confird as I looked at the girl beside and looked at the ground like there was sothing interesting there.
We were silent. Seconds passed and turned into minutes. Then, five minutes later, she looked away from the floor and lifted her head to look at again.
"I don't have a choice... do I?" She asked sadly.
"We always have a choice." I told her and closed my eyes. "No matter what, we will always have a choice. The question is, are we ready for the consequences of our choice? It can lead to our death, but sotis death itself is better than the other option."
Asia looked at with an impassive look. Then she tilted her head to one side before smiling - that smile was sincere.
"Then I choose to accept your offer." She said softly "Maybe I can't have a normal life but... That doesn't an I can't have friends."
"Good choice." I replied with a small smile "Our adventures will not be easy, Asia..."
"I knowbut I'll stay with you" Asia said with a nod of understanding and I laughed.
We spent so ti looking at the sky.
"I think you better go sleep Asia" I say to the girl.
"Yes, but what about you?" she asks as she gets up.
"I'll stay a little longer," I say to her who nods her head.
I continued looking at the sky for a while.
Seeing Asia reminded of soone else.
"Gabriel" I say, but my voice is a whisper.
"Awake Master" ca a voice behind and as I turned around I saw Mordred standing there eating a cookie.
Starving!
"Yes, and why are you awake?" I ask.
"Could I ask the sa question?" Mordred says with a laugh as she sits beside and starts gazing at the stars.
We were silent for a while until Mordred spoke.
"I think you were right about that conversation, master." said Mordred.
I hesitated until I rembered what she was talking about.
Gilgash and Mordred were talking while fighting in the dungeon.
"Hey Mordred did I hear your wish was to take Caliburn off the stone?" asks Gilgash as he unleashes a wave of Ice freezing the devils.
Mordred who was cutting them with Clarent stopped and looked at Gilgash.
"Exactly, so when I take her out my father should recognize as King," says Mordred firmly.
"But what will you do when you beco King?" asks Gilgash.
"Idon't know," says Mordred with her head down.
"I think you already know, you just don't see it" says Gil.
"I'm not seeing?" asks Mordred in doubt.
Gilgash nods his head before summoning a sword and starting to slay the devils.
I rembered that conversation I had with Mordred.
"I just wanted to beco King to save my father from isolation, he was soone who couldn't laugh or cry. If I beca King he wouldn't have to go through this anymore. I thought it was enough if I tried to pick up the things he left." Mordred talked as she looked up at the stars and I just listened to her.
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