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The colleagues woke up soon after.

They were not able to properly understand the situation.

In the meantime, I immediately came to my senses and understood the current situation thanks to the explanation given by the old man.

So they start talking among themselves.

The content of the conversation was ordinary.

Just a normal, everyday conversation with close colleagues.

It was like that.

But that alone must have made the old man very moved.

A situation was created where colleagues made fun of the old man.

I look at them and see old colleagues.

Hiria also remembers the warrior party of the past.

I looked at the old man.

“Would you like me to leave your seat first?”

“I think that would be a good idea. I guess.”

We decided to leave for a while for them and tried to leave.

Sarah looked back and forth between us and the old man.

Seeing that, I chuckled and waved my hand to tell him to follow me.

Sarah followed behind us and stopped a short distance away.

There was silence for a moment.

I asked Sarah.

“Sera. What are you going to do now?”

“Me? Originally, I was just going to become a grave robber… After going through something like this… Honestly, I don’t know what to do next… ”

Saying that, Sarah sighs.

It was definitely worth it since these were all things that made no sense for the average person to experience.

If I were in her position, I would feel so confused that my head would explode.

“But shouldn’t we still decide?”

But complicated is complicated.

It has become a situation where we have to decide which way to move forward.

Because now is the time to break up.

Sarah carefully asked what I said.

“… If so… ”

“Can I follow you?”

“Yes… ”

“No.”

I rejected Sarah’s words without even a moment of hesitation.

“This is not a trip for you.”

I wouldn’t know if it was a normal trip.

What Hiria and I will do next is not an ordinary trip.

It is not something that a mere ordinary person without any power can walk around with.

It’s not that I’m ignoring Sarah.

I had to look at reality.

I don’t know what will happen in the future, but what would happen if Sarah, who has no power in that situation, is stopped?

In most cases, you will die.

It was safe to say that this was almost unconditional.

They say I can protect them, but how long will that last?

As it is a dangerous job without knowing what will happen in the future, Sarah becomes an obstacle in the end.

It may be a bit harsh to say, but she didn’t need it on her trip.

In a word, it is useless.

So you shouldn’t take Sarah with you.

These things were for me, but they were also for Sarah.

Because Sarah going on a trip with me would only mean taking her own life.

“… Yes.”

Was he shocked that there wasn’t even the slightest hesitation?

Sarah became depressed.

Hiria shot me a sharp look.

“Is it really necessary to say that?”

There is “. I won’t give up if you don’t tell me firmly. I wonder if this is just a trip. You know very well that it’s not like that, right? If I go with Sarah, I have no choice but to get caught. Also, Sarah will die. I have to say this firmly, either for myself or for Sarah.”

“You… ”

Hiria seemed to want to say something.

He shook his head as if it was okay.

“You take care of it.”

Hiria left me behind and approached a depressed Serah.

Sarah clearly looked like she didn’t know what to do.

“Sera. The trip we are about to embark on is more dangerous than you think. I can’t give you a proper explanation, but it’s no exaggeration to say that your death is certain. So I don’t think we can be together. I don’t want to see Sarah die. So, can you understand?”

Sarah nodded instead of answering.

Hiria smiled at him with a peculiar smile and stroked Sera’s head.

The years we have lived are different and our ages are different.

Considering Sarah’s age, she is an adult.

He is still a child.

You are at an age where you can lean on someone.

As a result, I was awkwardly hugged by Hiria, who approached me in an adult manner.

Hiria carefully hugged Sera and patted her on the back to make her look even more embarrassed. He looked at me in that state and transmitted his voice to me using a technique called telepathy, but also called telephony.

[There is definitely a need to speak firmly. I used to think that way too, and in fact, it hasn’t changed even now. but.]

Hyria paused for a moment and looked intently into my eyes.

Her gaze continued as if she was penetrating my entire inner self, and then she spoke again.

[I learned that I don’t have to be firm in all situations. It can be resolved with good advice and words. However, it is foolish to remain stubborn. Someone told me.]

She said that and laughed.

A bit of longing passed over her face.

[I didn’t know at the time. But later, as time passed, I realized. The reason I am unconditionally firm is just for my own convenience. therefore… I hope you do the same.]

Hiria smiles at me.

It was clearly a smile, but it was accompanied by quite deep and deep feelings of regret and sadness.

When I saw her smile, I couldn’t say anything.

For some reason, her words pierced deep into my heart.

I myself don’t know why, and I can’t figure it out.

But one thing is certain.

What she said just now struck me as quite shocking and stuck with me.

‘Something feels uncomfortable…’ ‘

So I was there while Sera was in Hiria’s arms.

I had no choice but to be immersed in an unknown and uncomfortable feeling.

***

Sera also calmed down to some extent.

We went back to where the old man was.

When we returned to where the old man was, his colleagues greeted us as if they had been waiting for us.

The old man’s colleagues were basically full of energy and noisy.

The atmosphere was so lively that you could tell at a glance what a typical party member would be like.

In particular, I am asking various questions about Hiria, who existed 500 years ago.

Their fire was so great that even the poor old man stepped forward himself.

However, I know how to control my own good and I don’t think the questions are particularly rude. They were people who knew goodness to the extent that Hiria also laughed lightly and moved on.

After so much commotion.

The time to part ways has come.

Sarah said she would follow the old man around with him.

The old man and his colleagues happily accepted her, and said that their goal was to explore and study many historical sites in the future.

It seemed like he found a lot of comfort in Hiria’s comfort.

After saying our final goodbyes, we parted ways.

They go to other historical sites.

We are heading to the next place where causality is distorted.

I saw a nearby stream for a while and decided to rest there.

As I was resting on a stone near the stream for a while, Hiria came up next to me.

I was staring blankly at the flowing stream.

Hyria sat down next to me and asked me.

“You seem to miss it?”’

“Me?”

When I asked, pointing at me with my finger, Hiria nodded.

“Yes. So much so that I feel like showing myself a mirror right now.”

I laughed at Hiria’s words.

“Just… While watching old man and Sarah, I thought about the past. Because there were times like that too.”

He endures a hellish life while laughing and chatting with his colleagues.

I didn’t think of it like that at the time, but when I think about it later, it was all just memories.

Only now I am left with some regrets.

“Do you regret it?”

Hiria asked again.

I nodded.

“I regret it. I regret it like crazy. I miss you every day, and every day I look at the night sky, think of my colleagues, and miss them again. I wonder what it would have been like if I hadn’t died then.”

Of course, things have become somewhat calm now.

Even though I regret it, it is not at the same level as when I first came to heaven.

The fact that I still miss my colleagues and somewhat regret what happened back then remains the same.

“I know that feeling too.”

Hyria said.

“You have no choice but to know.”

Although she is on a different level, she is a member of this world’s warrior party.

He would have walked the same path as me.

‘Now that I think about it, do you think the hero of the hero party is also sealed?’

I wanted to ask because it is a very important part of my future travels.

“But the hero is also sealed?”

“… ”

Did I say something I shouldn’t have said?

In an instant, Hiria’s face was colored with embarrassment.

“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to.”

I didn’t intend to say anything that I didn’t want to make difficult.

I just asked because I thought that might be the case.

The moment I opened my mouth to lighten the mood.

Hyria said.

“The hero… ”