Sad Voice
The days when monsters fall from the sky
The world is definitely tired
The Empire is no exception to that.
"Huh, Shiro is back?"
"Yeah, all the knights told me to take a break and kicked me out."
When I was resting in an empty house in the imperial capital with nothing to do, Yukikaze came.
"The Imperial Capital has become quiet."
"The Imperial Castle is still crowded. Yesterday was His Majesty's birthday."
"I know. But no one drinks, right?"
"Well, yeah..."
It's called being patient.
You can't do it unless you force yourself.
"Shiro, you didn't fit in with Ask and the others in the end."
"Because the circumstances didn't work out."
Ask and his friends returned from the southwestern continent a while ago.
However, at that time, I was busy dealing with the monsters that we had failed to take down with the railgun.
He then evacuated to the deep world with a large number of imperial citizens without ever meeting face to face.
"Once this commotion is over, please praise Ask and the others."
"Did something happen?"
"They made a big announcement at His Majesty's birthday party yesterday. Monsters are beings that go berserk when people's minds are disturbed!"
"What's the proof?"
"Perfectly perfect. The test results are 100% accurate."
"I see."
"Ask's fiancée was it? Eugenia Ojou was the one who named it."
[Malice Eater]
Yukikaze told me so.
"………"
"Why are you suddenly quiet?"
Immediately after saying that name, Yukikaze's smile disappeared.
She buried her face in my chest
"…I’m already tired."
"Do you want to rest?"
"It's not like that... After having a lot of s*x with Shiro, I've already become the same as Shiro, but wasn't I a fairy to begin with?"
"Come to think of it, that's right."
"Fairies are optimistic beings, and they don't have many relationships with other races, so when I went out and thought, [It's been a while, I'm going to meet them!,] it turns out that 100 years have passed and everyone I know has already died. But I just said, [Oh, well!] that's the fairy's way of life."
It's not like she's waiting for a reply.
So I kept quiet and listened
"I spend every day with so many people like this...The Empire has been around for over 300 years... It's hard to say goodbye to death. Yesterday, I heard that 23 people were killed in the rural east by malice eaters, and I knew one of them... I understand that bereavement is still better than before, but it reminds me of something, and it's hard for me."
"That's not like you, Yukikaze."
"You think so?"
"Yeah, right now, Yukikaze is suffering from a tunnel vision."
"…What part of it?"
"Parting is painful"
Who was the first person I said goodbye to in my life?
Yes, he was the Roydelia old man, the king when this country was still called Beldreich.
I saw a lot of people off, with him at the top.
"I don't know how to say this, but you meet a lot of people, right?"
Ask, Eugenia, Mileina
With countless others
"If you stop here just because it's painful, you won't have any future encounters."
"...Shiro is so positive."
"No, compared to me, you're usually more positive, you know? You're tired, so you start thinking negatively. Eating warm, sweet food and sleeping will make you feel more energetic."
"You mean, I need to reset my brain."
"That’s right."
Yukikaze's expression is not cloudy.
Looks like it's okay now
"That’s right, I almost proposed the worst possible move to Shiro"
"That's interesting, what kind?"
"It's still far from complete, but we've completed a ship that will take us to space."
"A spaceship?"
"It's not that great. The countermeasures against cosmic rays are incomplete, the output and propellant rely on mana, and the fuel consumption is terrible. Only six of us, including Ginkei, can ride it."
"Hmm, could we use that to attack Elfriade?"
"We can, but it will consume the power of all railguns. We will lose everything we have to protect in order to defeat the enemy."
"That's a worst move, alright."
"Oh, no, that's not it."
"It's not?"
"Yeah, I was thinking of suggesting, [Why don't we throw everything away and run off to some faraway planet with just the six of us?]"
"No way."
"I know. Ah, then I'll go get some sleep and think of a solution!"
With that said, Yukikaze walks out of the empty house with light steps.
"There's plenty of time to think about it. I'll make as many as I can."
"I'll leave it to you..."
Now, I can't sit still.
Let's go and exterminate the malice eaters!
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