Chapter 99 A Step towards Happiness
As I noticed that my level rose after I defeated the Evil Spirit King, I hastily checked my status, but the only thing that changed was in the skill column.
「Hmm?」
The thing I newly obtained was an inherent skill nad 【Synchronization】.
…This is yet another skill I don’t understand.
I couldn’t understand what I didn’t understand, so I obediently looked up what kind of effect it had, then…
【Synchronization】…Synchronize with your surrounding.
Like hell, I understand that!
What’s with that explanation!? You think I’ll understand with only that!? I don’t!
Can’t you give a more detailed explanation!?
I tried to examine the skill’s effect sohow, but in the end, I got no other explanation, and the effect remained a mystery.
As I just couldn’t get contained with that, Treasure Chest and my parents ca closer.
「…rciless as usual… I, spontaneously took sympathy on the enemy…」
「I have no excuse for that one ti.」
I only could apologize to the Treasure Chest that I killed in the sa way with that. I am sorry.
「Seiichi. You sure have grown splendidly. Your dad is proud.」
「He’s right, I can’t wait for your future.」
My parents floated gentle smiles and stroked my head gently.
It was embarrassing, but the joy overrode it, so I kept silent and let them stroke .
While we were having our ti, a voice unexpectedly ca from all around.
『…Seiichi-sama… Seiichi-sama…』
「Eh?」
「This voice…」
「What the hell is happening?」
Everyone else seed surprised by it, but since it was a familiar voice to , I calmly responded to it.
「Ah, Netherworld-san.」
「Netherworld!? So you’re saying that voice is the voice of the Netherworld!?」
「Eh? Yeah.」
「And how the hell are you calm about it…」
Anna muttered so with a tired look on her.
Ah, normally you’d be panicking here, huh. …No, I’m normal too okay!
「Is it already fine?」
『…Yes… Thanks to you, I was able to produce a new gatekeeper safely… My deep gratitude…』
「You’re welco.」
「…Being called out by the Netherworld in itself is already abnormal, but Seiichi-kun who accommodated it is far more abnormal…」
I couldn’t say anything back to Lucius-san who let out an amazed laugh. Exactly as you say, good sire.
「Well then, since my role here is finished, you will return to the human world, won’t you?」
『…Affirmative… As I have promised, I shall return you to the Human world…』
「YOSSHHAAA!!!!」
Thank goodness! With this it’ll end without being dead!
I was delighted with that fact, but then I suddenly realized one thing.
「Ah… co to think of it, is there a difference in this world’s ti axis and the human world’s ti axis…?」
Even if I returned, I’d like to avoid any Urashima Taro kind of developnt where a hundred years had passed there. Because I’d have to part with Saria and the girls.
Besides, the Netherworld only had a single colour for its sky, so I couldn’t tell how much ti had passed.
However, my worries were in vain.
『… Please be relieved… The ti axis between the Netherworld and the Human world is the sa… Regarding the ti you have spent in the Netherworld, I assu it’s been about a day…』
「I see. That’s a relief.」
I’m glad I won’t beco Urashima Taro.
I don’t want it if I ended up having no acquaintance there, or becoming a withering old gramps the mont I return after all. …Though I’m sure this body will adapt to it.
「Well then, let’s return us to the previous human world right away. Ah, dad and mom, everyone is coming along right?」
When I told them that then looked back to my parents, everyone gave a troubled smile.
「…What’s wrong?」
「…Seiichi, I’m sorry. We can’t go with you.」
「……Eh?」
I couldn’t process what was my dad saying.
「Wh, what are you talking about. We’re returning together, you know? Look, even Zeanos and everyone else too…」
Zeanos slowly shook his head.
「Unfortunately, it’s impossible.」
「WHY!?」
「Because we have died.」
Lucius-san said so, loud and clear.
「Eh?」
「I’m telling you, this is our farewell, Seiichi.」
「Wh, why would it be. We have defeated the Evil Spirit King, so why don’t we all return with ? Besides, even if you say you died… Aren’t you all alive right now!?!?」
「I’ve said it haven’t I, Seiichi-kun? This, doesn’t an that we are alive like you.」
「WHY!?」
I drew closer to Lucius-san who kindly tried to warn .
「A human who has died once can’t live again. Of course, resurrection magic exists, but that only works imdiately after death. This is a rule of the world that can’t be nded by anyone, it’s absolute.」
「I, if that’s the case, then, Netherworld-san! Return my parents and everyone else to the human world too! I’ve helped you defeating the Evil Spirit King, haven’t I!」
『……Seiichi-sama… It can’t be done… It can’t… Especially since I am the Netherworld itself, I can’t break that rule…』
「…」
On Netherworld-san’s apologetic words, I went silent.
As I gritted my hand with all of my might, hiding my face downward, mom hugged tight.
「Seiichi. It’s okay. If it’s you, it’ll be okay. Why, you are our prized son after all. Seiichi, didn’t you find people who you treasure in the new world? You can’t make them cry, you know. ——Now, go ahead. Your precious people are waiting. We can’t go with you, but keep looking forward and live happily.」
Even while smiling and crying, my mom said so.
Listening to it, I was——.
「Like hell I care about it!」
『!?』
「The rule of the world? Live happily? ——Don’t make fun of .」
「Seiichi. We’re trying to talk seriously——」
「Serious talk can go to hell for all I care! Go joke around!」
「Go joke around!?」
As expected, hearing their words really grinded my gears.
In various stories, for sure, the dead people that the protagonist t didn’t co back to live, but he stayed positive then walked toward the setting sun.
But… if my precious people stayed dead, damned setting sun or happy end ans nothing but shit!
「If you want to live happily, then be alive! If soone I love… soone I treasured stayed dead, just how am I suppose to live happily!?」
「Seiichi. This is not a story.」
「Yeah, this is not a story!」
Precisely, a story is sotis cruel.
The death of the protagonist’s loved ones are exchanged for his happiness after all.
「Exactly because this not a story, in order to grasp my own happiness, I’ll have every each of you to co back to life!」
It’s a foolish remark. I’m clearly looking down upon life.
Still, I don’t want to deny my own feelings. Even though it’s selfish, I want to continue on with this will.
Whatever happens to the world, I don’t give a damn.
What the public says or whatever it is, not even my business.
I’m just saying my egoist wish for my own happiness after all.
In the anwhile everyone was overwheld by my remark and ambiance, Dad who sohow gotten back on track opened his mouth.
「No matter what is coming out from your mouth, reality is not that easy-going. Give up.」
As though to remind , he said that to .
Not limited to him, the Netherworld in its entirety persuaded to give up.
However, my body was the only one who——lived up to my plead.
『Skill 【Synchronization】 is activated. Herewith, the synchronization with the surrounding is undergoing.』
I was bewildered at the sudden announcent in my brain.
Heh? Synchronization? Why would that mysterious newly obtained skill is….
As I was dumbfounded by the confusion, abruptly, my parents’ and everyone else’s body were radiating.
「Wha!?」
「This is…」
Everyone was surprised by the phenonon that occurred to their body, but for , the announcent once again flowed into my brain.
『The Synchronization is completed. The subject of the current synchronization was to synchronize Seiichi-sama’s nature of 【the Living】, as it was to synchronize with the surrounding, the surrounding people’s nature of 【the Dead】 has been synchronized to be 【the Living】.』
I just couldn’t muster out any words.
And that was not only , even my parents and everybody else were lost for words.
And then, Lucius-san spoke with a bitter smile on him.
「I give up… To think you’d actually violate the rule…」
「N, no way…」
After dad heard that, Lucius-san laughed gently.
「Apparently, we have co back to life thanks to Seiichi.」
『!?』
My parents who couldn’t believe it had their eyes opened wide.
However, the Netherworld gushed out words that seemingly to follow up Lucius-san’s remark.
『…It’s really sothing unbelievable, but… everyone, because all of you have beco 【the Living】, similarly to Seiichi-sama, I can return you to the Human world… really… I can’t understand it anymore…』
Being told that way by the Netherworld as well, my parents were left speechless for a while, before gradually walking closer upon then embraced tight.
「Seiichi! I, I… once again, I can see you growing by your side!? Is that so, is that really so!?」
「Seiichi… Seiichi…!」
Succumbing myself to them, all the while being crushed, I kept showing them a smile then hugged them back.
「That’s right. Please keep living healthily even until I beco an adult, okay.」
「Yeah… yeah…!」
「But of course…! We won’t die until we see our grandchildren and see them growing…! So please get married soon!」
「Isn’t that a tad too hasty!?」
I’m still a high schooler you know!? …No, now I’m a teacher though!
Even among Zeanos’ group, the joy of being able to return to human world spread and thus we congratulated each other.
No matter what the others said, a aningful death was not sothing I hope for. Worse if it was the death of my treasured people.
When the people I cared for are living and smiling like this, is what my happiness.
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