“Schnee might have already asked you this, but if Shin finds a way to return, will you?”
Will you leave Schnee behind?
Though that wasn’t expressed in words, it was clearly conveyed by Girard’s eyes.
“…….Yeah, I will return. That is the reason I continue fighting.”
He has family waiting. Has friends. Has companions.
There was no end, even though he cleared the game. It was the promise he had exchanged with his special someone to continue living in future, it was an oath that Shin himself decided upon.
Just because he was transported to another world, it would not make him quietly abandon hope and give up so easily.
“…Is that so?”
Shin’s answer was heard, and though Girard was about to say something for a moment, he didn’t turn it into words.
“Sorry.”
“No, it should be me apologizing. I’m sure the person concerned would understand. This old man tends to say unnecessary things.”
Girard shook his head, as it wasn’t his intention to say it expressly. Even Shin understood the things Girard wanted to say. No matter how large an effort Girard was making for the country, his fellow support character had been exchanging information with him, and they would notice each other’s intentions.
Schnee’s situation from Tiera’s story, and guessing from Girard’s way of speaking, Schnee must have searched for Shin for a long time.
Would he return and leave her? Girard wanted to ask him, no, he was going to ask him. Girard, as a companion who had seen Schnee’s actions, couldn’t help but do so.
“We have our own, and Shin has his circumstances. They’re difficult ones, too.”
Girard sighed after he said so. He didn’t express his words clearly, because he saw various colors in Shin’s eyes. Doubt, confusion, and sadness were all reflected in there. There were also positive colors such as joy and love. And then, the color of determination enveloping them.
Girard knew those well, it was the color of a warrior who advanced while struggling. When he saw it, he understood that Shin was thinking about Schnee. In fact, he could assert about that.
However, a clear answer had not come out yet. In the answer that Girard heard, there was still some hesitation. His former world or the current world. Even though Shin still strongly thought about his former world right now, one never knew what would happen in the future.
“My matter and Schnee’s matter too, I will think about them when I have gathered all the possible solutions, isn’t that the smartest way of doing it?”
“Well, I too just thought about it a little while ago. It’s as they say, the principle of convenience.”
“Indeed, everything goes well and you get a good ending. Everyone is happy and they all lived happily ever after.”
The ending where everyone laughs, no one is missing, and an overflow of happiness comes to him. For the misfortune that befell him, he would have no choice but to play a minor role that emphasized happiness.
“Really, I can’t relate to it at all.”
“That was just said unintentionally. But I also have the same opinion.”
He couldn’t help but think that to believe in both at the same time wasn’t possible. The two people, who experienced a lot of unjust separations, smiled wryly together.
“I’m sorry to take so much of your time, Shin. There’s still a little time before the meal. Get some rest.”
“I’ll do that.”
They bid farewell to each other and returned to their respective rooms. Shin killed time in the room while playing with Yuzuha. He wanted to begin the restoration of Girard’s weapon and armor, but the currently available time was insufficient.