“This kind of result is unchangeable. I cannot abandon troubled people. It may not be smart, but I wish to cooperate with the people of this world.”
“Reiji. Again, you…”
Suimei, upon hearing Reiji’s sincere words, lowered his tone. After that, there may have been a hint of compassion. This could be said to be Reiji’s weakness. He cannot neglect people in trouble. It’s been like that since the olden days. He’s been like that since the day Suimei had met him.
He would run about, trying to save someone, drag in someone else like him, but he would save everyone in the end. He was a man who could not discard this weakness. That is the person known as Shana Reiji.
Since he was his good friend, Suimei understood Reiji’s character quite well.
“Suimei. If you think it’s unpleasant, you don’t have to. Honestly if you’re with me, it’s reassuring, but the one who received power is me. You don’t have to come with me.”
“You… Certainly, I don’t want to go, but that…!”
“Yeah. I know. You’ll worry about me right? You were always the one who followed up for me if I wasn’t enough.”
Saying it in such a way was kind of sneaky. Exactly since Reiji was this type of guy, Suimei could not ignore him and started to hang out with him.
But still, this time-
“I’m definitely not going. Dragging me into this kind of mess…I don’t want to die yet.”
As expected, he still declined. There was no choice. However one could think about it, it was too reckless.
“Okay. Sorry, Suimei.”
“If you’re going to apologize, you might as well not do it…” said Suimei, as if done speaking, with his voice having returned to that of one without surprise or resignation.
Now, Reiji turned to Mizuki.
“I’m going to go defeat the Demon King. Thus, I want you to stay with Suimei, Mizuki.”