“Stand up, Lefille. Let’s take him down.”
He said that towards me. Let’s fight together. The two of us can fight together. As if he wanted my co-operation― no, to encourage me, who had given up. They were sincerely genuine. The eyes that looked at me glowed mysterious crimson and shined honesty above all. Passion that shined through those eyes were like glowing red hot steel.They were passionate eyes. Eyes of a man who will never compromise his belief.
But I didn’t have enough strength left to stand alongside his resolve.
It was all used up in the battle with Rajas just before. So I couldn’t―
“I can’t.”
That was right. I could only drop my head and give up.
“Hmmm―?”
“I can’t. I can’t win against him. You can’t win against him and neither can I. He’s going to kill us both.”
“Oi…. Lefille, what happened to you?”
Suimei asked as if he was taken aback. He probably believed that we could combine our strength to fight. That two of us could defeat him.
But now, everything was hopeless. Because….
“We can’t win against Rajas. That mazoku is too strong. Even if we combine our strength, we can’t win.”
“How can you know without trying?”
“No, I can tell. Rajas is strong. Even the elites of Noshias’ army fell before him. We can’t defeat something like him with just our strength. It’s impossible. It’s both yours and my fate to die by Rajas’ hands.”
That was the way it was meant to be. It was an unchangeable fate. My prediction of the future probably sounded like me being weak to him. But it was the truth. No matter how strong one’s heart was, no matter how courageous one was, it was nothing but a midsummer night’s dream in front of those with absolute power.
Looking at the sight of me, Suimei dropped his shoulders and closed his eyes. Was he disappointed in me? He was looking down so I couldn’t tell his expression, but he was surely thinking that.
“.... Is that alright with you? Are you really alright with an ending like that?”
“Yes. I don’t care how it ends. I give up everything. I’m tired of it all.”
“.... Alright.”
I could hear the reply. Did he realize it? The truth that everything was over already. There was no more need to resist. Everything will be fine after a few moments of pain.