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*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-'' | *''(…CLANG!)'' | ||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Ran:''' ''… You've become stronger. Your attacks are more precise now.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Ran:''' ''Congratulations. This is the second time you've won against me.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''… I want to ask you so many things.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Like what happened to Ran, and… why you are here acting in his place.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But I must ask this first. …Why did you avoid me?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''…….'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''The moment I realized Ran is nearby, I couldn't stay calm with the thought of seeing you again.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I was worried he might not be here, and when I faced him, I was afraid… but when I thought this might be it, I felt my will to fight grow within me.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But when our weapons clashed, and I got the hunch that I'm fighting against you, not Ran, I was surprised, yet happy, but also scared.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''However, it seems I was the only one who felt like that.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''…….'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I understand your hatred. You probably don't even want to talk to me… But please, give me a chance to persuade you. I've come all this way for this.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''… It’'s not hatred.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''It’s not?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Sigh… It seems the image you have of me is that of a steadfast man.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''If only… I faced head-on like the man in your image, we wouldn't have ended up like this.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''What do you mean?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Ara… I did not acquire the power of demons to revenge. I merely… wanted.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''… wanted to go back home…'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I understand! How the only option left for you was to fight…'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''No. Please, Ara… That's not me.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''I… I never had the will to fight. I merely hoped for the situation to change as I sent a couple of words along the wind.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''I'm sorry. I used you… like a sanctuary. As long as I was with you, I could escape from the expectation and attention from others.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''…….'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''A man who didn't even have the courage to fail, to fight back, or to refuse… A man who's given up, always living like he's running away.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''… Ran granted my wish. I was able to return home along with its destruction.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Though it was a twisted realization of my dream, I think it's a fitting ending for a man full of deception and lies.'' | |||
*''(LIFTS…)'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Ara. This is the face I've hidden behind my mask. I am not flawless like you think I am.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Can't you let me live the rest of my life as a sinner banished to this cursed land? To lead a wretched, lonely life?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I cannot.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''I do not have the confidence to face what I have done…'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''It doesn't matter.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Don't you think it's already too late?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Huhu, I know you're trying to picture yourself as the irredeemable scoundrel, but you're doing it all wrong. It must be because you're a hard-working model student to the core.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''… A model student?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Yes. You always seemed so sure of yourself. But now that I see this other side of you, I'm sorry, but it's kind of… adorable.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Interacting with others and gaining something out of it… That's normal in life, isn’t it?'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Ara, I'm not talking about those. There's intention and thought behind people's action.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I understand you feel some kind of guilt towards me, though I would have preferred if you admitted your joy when you spend time together with me.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Sigh… I thought for a very long time on how I was going to persuade you, (smiling) but I don’t remember what I was going to say.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But since you've told me your feelings, let me tell you mine.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''While I was on this journey… I've encountered many enjoyable, exciting things.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I've met many good people and learned many new things. I'll always be grateful for this opportunity. However…'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''If I had the choice, I would have never gone on an adventure over staying with my family.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Aren, that's how I feel. Even if it's not easy, even if we have no where to go back, I want to be together with my only family.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''Your only…'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''While on our way here, we've met the Dream Demons.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''They say they were enjoying the freedom given to them by their second life because they have lost their purpose, their mission, and something precious to them in their first.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But I don't want that… Even if everything comes to an end, I do not want to lose any more.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''In fact! I'm sick of losing! I'm also going to stop running away. If I can gain back what I’ve lost with my own hands, I'm going to do so!'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''That's why, if you take away my family, I'm never going to forgive you. Even if it's you, Aren.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aren}} '''Aren:''' ''…….'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Come. Let's go back together.'' | |||
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Because we only have this one life.'' | |||
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