>I
have no proof
[Kuroto]
“I have no proof.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh?”
[Kuroto]
“But, I want to go with you.........is that bad?”
[Hanashiro]
“.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.........”
---
…......how long had it been since I met you.
It was before I had thought of killing you someday.
Before I had thought about you destroying the world one day.
I've already forgotten the reason, but we had fought over something unimportant. I instinctively used my powers, and ended up hurting you.
Because neither of us had to hide anything anymore, I should have killed you right then and there.
Because I knew for a long time that somehow both of us had already realized it.
…......even so, unable to bear the reality that had suddenly been exposed before my eyes, I ran away when you regained consciousness.
…......I was afraid. Not of killing you, but what you thought of being killed by me, and what sort of face you would make when I did.
Lost in thought, and unable to see what was in front of me very well.........I realized I had slipped and fell off a cliff when I woke up.
Remembering it now, it really is a ridiculous, and pitiful story.
Unable to move, I merely laid in that spot, in the pitch black darkness, feeling nothing but fear.
I wondered if you would come looking for me. Would I ever get to see you again?
Not knowing what to do, I thought it would be better if I just disappeared.
…......but, you came.
[Kuroto]
(…......you're here, Hanashiro)
[Kuroto]
“I have no proof.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh?”
[Kuroto]
“But, I want to go with you.........is that bad?”
[Hanashiro]
“.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.........”
---
…......how long had it been since I met you.
It was before I had thought of killing you someday.
Before I had thought about you destroying the world one day.
I've already forgotten the reason, but we had fought over something unimportant. I instinctively used my powers, and ended up hurting you.
Because neither of us had to hide anything anymore, I should have killed you right then and there.
Because I knew for a long time that somehow both of us had already realized it.
…......even so, unable to bear the reality that had suddenly been exposed before my eyes, I ran away when you regained consciousness.
…......I was afraid. Not of killing you, but what you thought of being killed by me, and what sort of face you would make when I did.
Lost in thought, and unable to see what was in front of me very well.........I realized I had slipped and fell off a cliff when I woke up.
Remembering it now, it really is a ridiculous, and pitiful story.
Unable to move, I merely laid in that spot, in the pitch black darkness, feeling nothing but fear.
I wondered if you would come looking for me. Would I ever get to see you again?
Not knowing what to do, I thought it would be better if I just disappeared.
…......but, you came.
[Kuroto]
(…......you're here, Hanashiro)
For a moment, I thought you had come to kill me.
[Kuroto]
(What, you're injured)
But, that wasn't the case at all.
[Kuroto]
(Can you walk? It may be difficult until we get back, but hang in there)
You were as kind as ever.
[Kuroto]
(….....don't make me worry so much, idiot)
Even though one day I would kill you. Even though I had to do that.
[Kuroto]
(…......let's go home)
…......my chest ached.
I wished from the bottom of my heart that they day I had to kill you would never come.
In the end, neither of us touched on the subject of that day, all I remember was the warmth of your body.
Even though now I kind of wonder if you helped me because I was going to kill you one day.
But that doesn't matter. The pain I felt that day has yet to fade, it's still here.
I came this far because I didn't want to lose you.
I came this far because I wanted to be with you no matter what happened.
[Hanashiro]
“.........I can choose?”
[Kuroto]
“Do what you want.”
[Hanashiro]
“I've killed again.”
[Kuroto]
“I don't really plan on forgiving you for that.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........then I really.........”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh, wah, what.........?”
[Kuroto]
“Hey you, if you keep going on like this, I'm going to force you to go.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.........”
[Kuroto]
“Enough already.........let's go.”
[Hanashiro]
“.....................”
[Kuroto]
“I'm sorry for everything.”
[Hanashiro]
“...............Kuroto...............”
….....that's why.
If I'm with you, I can be here without ever having to curse anything.
…......I can be thankful for being born.
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah.........”
[Hanashiro]
“I want to go with you too.........”
[Kuroto]
“........by the way.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........hm?”
[Kuroto]
“I just remembered. Hey, you guys.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh?”
[Kuroto]
“.........hey, can you hear me, I'm talking to all you guys surrounding us.”
[Tou Soldier]
“.........w-what.........?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.........?”
[Kuroto]
“You're free to believe me or not, but it's spring.”
[Kana Soldier]
“.........huuuh? Just what are you.........”
[Kuroto]
“Kuroto has been defeated by Sai's messiah, so spring has come. Look around you, the snow is already starting to melt, right?”
[Tou Soldier]
“What, that Kuroto........!?”
[Kana Soldier]
“I-It's true, the air certainly.........seems warmer.........”
[Kuroto]
“That's why if you don't hurry back to your countries, you won't be able to soon.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh.........?”
[Tou Soldier]
“.........what.........?”
[Kuroto]
“Both of your armies crossed the large river around this country. But, that warmed ice is already starting to melt.”
[Kuroto]
“This isn't the time for a battle in a place like this.”
[Kana Soldier]
“...............! T-That's.........”
[Tou Soldier]
“That river has been frozen for tens of years!”
[Kuroto]
“I just said spring was coming, didn't I? A true spring that hasn't been seen in tens of years.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.”
[Tou Soldier]
“.........descends from the heavens, the harbinger of spring......”
[Tou Soldier]
“Don't tell me this bastard.........I mean, you're.....................”
[Kuroto]
“..........hm? …..................”
[Kuroto]
“That's right, a messenger bird.”
[Tou Soldier]
“............ooh, I knew it.........!”
[Hanashiro]
“.........K-Kuroto........?”
[Kuroto]
“Hm? What?”
[Hanashiro]
“...............well said, a white bird, huh.”
[Kuroto]
“In this case, isn't it better to let them think that? Besides, they're not wrong. I came to tell them spring is here.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........I never thought you would be the one to announce spring.”
[Kuroto]
“.........is it strange?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........no, I'm glad.”
[Hanashiro]
“Because now I know, it's really okay to be with you.”
[Kuroto]
“...............so, shall we go?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah.”
[Hanashiro]
“Let's go, as long as it's with you, I'll go anywhere.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........absolutely anywhere.”
---
[Ginshu]
“...............what nice weather.........”
[Ginshu]
“It's not cold at all, I'm even sweating a little today.”
[Ginshu]
“You'd never think that up until now, this world was buried in snow.”
[Ginshu]
“The snow has completely melted away, it feels like those days were just a dream.”
[Ginshu]
“How many years has it been since we've had a spring?”
[Ginshu]
“..................”
[Civil Servant]
“Excuse me.”
[Civil Servant]
“Excuse me, Commander Ginshu. Can I have a moment of your time?”
[Ginshu]
“Hm, what's wrong?”
[Civil Servant]
“I forgot to give you a form earlier.........ooh, here it is, this one.”
[Civil Servant]
“Sorry if you're busy, but could I get your seal of approval here?”
[Ginshu]
“What? You forgot to give me this? Hey, you.........”
[Civil Servant]
“Sorry, there's just so many, isn't there? Plus, even though they're so many, you're only responsible for this one.”
[Ginshu]
“Don't make excuses.”
[Civil Servant]
“You too, Commander, even you can finish just these forms on your own. I can forward settlement forms onto the military secretary.”
[Civil Servant]
“This suits you rather well, doesn't it? Politics, and the like.”
[Ginshu]
“What do you mean by that? I've thought this before, but don't you think you're much too forward?”
[Ginshu]
“This is the duty his majesty personally charged me with, so of course I'll see it through to the end.”
[Civil Servant]
“I don't think the hero who saved the world should have to do anything though.........aah, it's a little late, but congratulations on your promotion.”
[Civil Servant]
“You were promoted to the 2nd Division, right? The young men here are all quite excited, you're so young too.........”
[Ginshu]
“...............aah, enough, be quiet! You were in a hurry, weren't you, hurry up and hand it over!”
[Civil Servant]
“Ooh, yes, excuse me, please stamp here and here.”
[Ginshu]
“.........here?”
[Civil Servant]
“At any rate, it's completely warmed up, hasn't it?”
[Ginshu]
“.........indeed.”
[Civil Servant]
I had wondered what was going to happen to us, but.........things have recovered quite a bit, and the battles have ended for now.”
[Ginshu]
“That's all due to his majesty's fine leadership.”
[Civil Servant]
“What are you saying, wasn't it by your own achievements?”
[Ginshu]
“.........kh......that was inevitable, so.....................”
[Civil Servant]
“Since the other hero didn't come back, Commander, you should guide our country from now on.”
[Ginshu]
“.........huh.........”
[Civil Servant]
“Aah, it's rude to keep calling you Commander, my apologies, Colonel Ginshu.”
[Ginshu]
“.........stop talking about it for now.”
[Civil Servant]
“That again, you don't need to be so embarrassed. It's an honor, isn't it?”
[Ginshu]
“I'm not embarrassed!”
[Civil Servant]
“Haha, but I still can't believe it. The messiah defeated Kuroto, but then died from a wound inflicted at that moment.........”
[Ginshu]
“........uwh.........”
[Civil Servant]
“I also heard that since Shirofukurou fulfilled her purpose, she vanished along with the messiah.”
[Ginshu]
“.........yes, I was the only one who saw them, that is certainly so.”
[Civil
Servant]
“Aah, must have been nice, I wanted to see her one more time! There was no one as beautiful as her.........”
[Ginshu]
“...............weren't you busy?”
[Civil Servant]
“Aah, right, right. Well, I'll go submit these.”
[Ginshu]
“Yeah, please do.”
[Civil Servant]
“Don't stay up all night either, Commander, it's bad for you, okay?”
[Ginshu]
“.........hurry up and go!”
[Civil Servant]
“Yes, then excuse me.”
[Ginshu]
“....................”
[Ginshu]
“.........aah.........jeez...............why do I have to be this exhausted.........?”
[Ginshu]
“Even though I've been devoted to this country since I was born, I can't tell anyone this secret, the first secret I've ever held onto in my whole life, about what I did........”
[Ginshu]
“Every time I look upon his majesty's face, I feel my own face twitch! Why did I even do it, jeez........”
[Ginshu]
“.........it's not like betrayed him, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm hiding something from his majesty.........”
[Ginshu]
“.........damn it.........”
[Ginshu]
“...............besides, I couldn't think of anything better to do.........”
[Ginshu]
“Of course it wasn't for those guys, it was just the least I could do to stop all these countries' mayhem.”
[Ginshu]
“No one would believe me even if I told the truth.........”
[Ginshu]
“.....................”
[Ginshu]
“.........this is fine. There's no shame in my blood, that much is certain.”
[Ginshu]
“...............hmph.”
[Ginshu]
“At any rate, I wonder where those guys are now.........”
[Ginshu]
“.........well, whatever.”
[Ginshu]
“There's nothing I can do, so I'll continue to keep quiet.”
---
[Hanashiro]
“.........no matter how many times I see it, it's strange.”
[Hanashiro]
“It vanished without a trace. Now, no one would ever believe there was a tower here.”
[Kuroto]
“.........yeah.”
[Hanashiro]
“Plus.........I'm still not used to it. That noisy guy being gone.”
[Kuroto]
“........yeah, me too.”
[Hanashiro]
“Even though I always thought he was so noisy, now that he's gone, it's way too quiet, it's surreal.”
[Kuroto]
“I feel the same.”
[Hanashiro]
“And, that person.....................”
[Kuroto]
“.........you're still worried?”
[Hanashiro]
“Well, yeah. Since I killed her with my own hands.”
[Kuroto]
“.........do you regret it?”
[Hanashiro]
“...............I don't know. I hated her.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........I thought at the time there was nothing else I could do.”
[Kuroto]
“.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........but.........even though I hated her this whole time......”
[Hanashiro]
“.........I wanted to like her.”
[Kuroto]
“Then you liked her.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh.........?”
[Kuroto]
“That's why you regret having to end it that way, right?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........perhaps.........”
[Kuroto]
“I'll never forget for the rest of my life. That I made that guy disappear with my own hands.........even if there was no other choice.”
[Kuroto]
“I won't say I regret it, but it's painful even now without him.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.”
[Kuroto]
“I feel as though this world has certainly put us through so much.”
[Kuroto]
“.........but, not just those things. I can't forget that.”
[Hanashiro]
“.....................”
[Kuroto]
“.........I still don't know if there's anything we can do to truly atone for what we did.”
[Kuroto]
“.........we can't go on like this, right?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah. But there's something we can do.........”
[Kuroto]
“...............right, something like this.”
[Hanashiro]
“Oh, done?”
[Kuroto]
“Yeah, this will do.”
[Hanashiro]
“That should be good, right? The sun hits it nicely too.”
[Hanashiro]
“We'll need to come back and look after it every once in a while.”
[Kuroto]
“Yes. We'll be busy from now on.”
[Hanashiro]
“It'd be nice if this cherry blossom tree gets really big. Ridiculously big, like that tower.”
[Kuroto]
“.........that may take a while.”
[Hanashiro]
“Then, once it starts blooming, let's come to look at them. You can make us lunch, Kuroto.”
[Kuroto]
“.........that's.........you said something good just now.”
[Hanashiro]
“Heh heh, right?”
[Kuroto]
“Though, we don't know when that will be.”
[Hanashiro]
“It's fine, we can look forward to it during our long lives.”
[Kuroto]
“Aah, must have been nice, I wanted to see her one more time! There was no one as beautiful as her.........”
[Ginshu]
“...............weren't you busy?”
[Civil Servant]
“Aah, right, right. Well, I'll go submit these.”
[Ginshu]
“Yeah, please do.”
[Civil Servant]
“Don't stay up all night either, Commander, it's bad for you, okay?”
[Ginshu]
“.........hurry up and go!”
[Civil Servant]
“Yes, then excuse me.”
[Ginshu]
“....................”
[Ginshu]
“.........aah.........jeez...............why do I have to be this exhausted.........?”
[Ginshu]
“Even though I've been devoted to this country since I was born, I can't tell anyone this secret, the first secret I've ever held onto in my whole life, about what I did........”
[Ginshu]
“Every time I look upon his majesty's face, I feel my own face twitch! Why did I even do it, jeez........”
[Ginshu]
“.........it's not like betrayed him, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm hiding something from his majesty.........”
[Ginshu]
“.........damn it.........”
[Ginshu]
“...............besides, I couldn't think of anything better to do.........”
[Ginshu]
“Of course it wasn't for those guys, it was just the least I could do to stop all these countries' mayhem.”
[Ginshu]
“No one would believe me even if I told the truth.........”
[Ginshu]
“.....................”
[Ginshu]
“.........this is fine. There's no shame in my blood, that much is certain.”
[Ginshu]
“...............hmph.”
[Ginshu]
“At any rate, I wonder where those guys are now.........”
[Ginshu]
“.........well, whatever.”
[Ginshu]
“There's nothing I can do, so I'll continue to keep quiet.”
---
[Hanashiro]
“.........no matter how many times I see it, it's strange.”
[Hanashiro]
“It vanished without a trace. Now, no one would ever believe there was a tower here.”
[Kuroto]
“.........yeah.”
[Hanashiro]
“Plus.........I'm still not used to it. That noisy guy being gone.”
[Kuroto]
“........yeah, me too.”
[Hanashiro]
“Even though I always thought he was so noisy, now that he's gone, it's way too quiet, it's surreal.”
[Kuroto]
“I feel the same.”
[Hanashiro]
“And, that person.....................”
[Kuroto]
“.........you're still worried?”
[Hanashiro]
“Well, yeah. Since I killed her with my own hands.”
[Kuroto]
“.........do you regret it?”
[Hanashiro]
“...............I don't know. I hated her.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........I thought at the time there was nothing else I could do.”
[Kuroto]
“.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........but.........even though I hated her this whole time......”
[Hanashiro]
“.........I wanted to like her.”
[Kuroto]
“Then you liked her.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........huh.........?”
[Kuroto]
“That's why you regret having to end it that way, right?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........perhaps.........”
[Kuroto]
“I'll never forget for the rest of my life. That I made that guy disappear with my own hands.........even if there was no other choice.”
[Kuroto]
“I won't say I regret it, but it's painful even now without him.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........Kuroto.”
[Kuroto]
“I feel as though this world has certainly put us through so much.”
[Kuroto]
“.........but, not just those things. I can't forget that.”
[Hanashiro]
“.....................”
[Kuroto]
“.........I still don't know if there's anything we can do to truly atone for what we did.”
[Kuroto]
“.........we can't go on like this, right?”
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah. But there's something we can do.........”
[Kuroto]
“...............right, something like this.”
[Hanashiro]
“Oh, done?”
[Kuroto]
“Yeah, this will do.”
[Hanashiro]
“That should be good, right? The sun hits it nicely too.”
[Hanashiro]
“We'll need to come back and look after it every once in a while.”
[Kuroto]
“Yes. We'll be busy from now on.”
[Hanashiro]
“It'd be nice if this cherry blossom tree gets really big. Ridiculously big, like that tower.”
[Kuroto]
“.........that may take a while.”
[Hanashiro]
“Then, once it starts blooming, let's come to look at them. You can make us lunch, Kuroto.”
[Kuroto]
“.........that's.........you said something good just now.”
[Hanashiro]
“Heh heh, right?”
[Kuroto]
“Though, we don't know when that will be.”
[Hanashiro]
“It's fine, we can look forward to it during our long lives.”
[Kuroto]
“.........long
lives, huh.”
[Hanashiro]
“If you're not careful, I get the feeling you'll die pretty easily, so take care. You can't keep doing the things you were doing up until now.”
[Kuroto]
“I could say the exact same to you.”
[Hanashiro]
“Huh, why!?”
[Kuroto]
[Hanashiro]
“If you're not careful, I get the feeling you'll die pretty easily, so take care. You can't keep doing the things you were doing up until now.”
[Kuroto]
“I could say the exact same to you.”
[Hanashiro]
“Huh, why!?”
[Kuroto]
“When
it comes to living dangerously, you're much
worse.”
[Hanashiro]
“Huuuh, is that so, even though I think think you're way worse.........”
[Kuroto]
“Don't get offended, let's go soon. Come on.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........ah.........”
[Kuroto]
“...............? What's the matter?”
By the way, I did gain one thing. Something beautiful.
Ooh?
I completely forgot about it.
What?
My name.........
Hm?
What do you think it is?
For instance, something white that falls from the sky.
Snow, right?
What else? Well, what other two things, I guess.
White flowers.........
Ah, I see. These are your name.
That's right. I wonder how you knew.
It's the flower that blooms in the season you were born. These cherry blossoms.
They're certainly white like snow.
Though, there was no way the person who named me gave it to me with that meaning in mind.
But, I considered my name related to snow.
It was easier to think of that way.
I thought of it that way because it was given to me by someone I hated.
That's why I always hated my name, and cherry blossoms.
So?
Huh?
So, what do you think about it now?
I wonder.
You're not honest with yourself at all, jeez.
Then, what do you think of it, Kuroto?
I think it's a fine name. Right?
Yeah, I think so too.
[Hanashiro]
“Huuuh, is that so, even though I think think you're way worse.........”
[Kuroto]
“Don't get offended, let's go soon. Come on.”
[Hanashiro]
“.........yeah.....................”
[Hanashiro]
“.........ah.........”
[Kuroto]
“...............? What's the matter?”
By the way, I did gain one thing. Something beautiful.
Ooh?
I completely forgot about it.
What?
My name.........
Hm?
What do you think it is?
For instance, something white that falls from the sky.
Snow, right?
What else? Well, what other two things, I guess.
White flowers.........
Ah, I see. These are your name.
That's right. I wonder how you knew.
It's the flower that blooms in the season you were born. These cherry blossoms.
They're certainly white like snow.
Though, there was no way the person who named me gave it to me with that meaning in mind.
But, I considered my name related to snow.
It was easier to think of that way.
I thought of it that way because it was given to me by someone I hated.
That's why I always hated my name, and cherry blossoms.
So?
Huh?
So, what do you think about it now?
I wonder.
You're not honest with yourself at all, jeez.
Then, what do you think of it, Kuroto?
I think it's a fine name. Right?
Yeah, I think so too.
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