[Confrontation]
“…Weren’t we going to have a nice, long chat after settling this matter?” I remarked.
《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》stood behind the unconscious Marze. She smiled and approached me.
“–!”
A mysterious chill ran down my spine.
Before I knew it, I had already drawn my holy sword, ready for battle.
“So energetic, aren’t you?” 《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》 giggled.
…What exactly did she want?
“No need to be so cautious.”
“I don’t know anything about you; of course, I have to be wary.”
“Hmm… I suppose that’s true. It’s kind of unfair that I know about you, but you don’t know about me.” She admitted.
–This might be the opportunity to get closer to her true identity.
While waiting to see what she would do next, I roused my mana in case she attacked, but–
“W-what?” I couldn’t sense my mana. During my battle with Marze, I was overflowing with mana, but now it had completely vanished.
“W-what’s happening…?”
This had never occurred before.
What… what on earth was going on?
“You seem troubled.”
Observing my impatience, 《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》began to move. It seemed she was responsible for my vanished mana.
…But how did she do it?
“There, there, why don’t you calm down?” 《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》approached me with a giggle. I pointed my sword at her to halt her advance.
I was ready for a fight, but…
“…I’ll let you have a redo.”
“What?”
Unable to comprehend the meaning of those words, I couldn’t help but let my guard down.
Then, as if she had been waiting for that chance, 《The One Who Knows the Truth of This World》held up her hand toward me.
And,
“I’m sorry, but—this is the end of the story of the rise of the hero Barrett.”
The moment she said that, my vision turned completely white.
…No.
It wasn’t so much turning completely white as it was a flash of light robbing my vision.
“Gh?!”
Unable to withstand the glare, I closed my eyes. I remained on high alert, uncertain of where the attack would come from, but eventually, I realized that the intense light wasn’t just meant to blind me.
It engulfed me with an indescribable fear.
What… was this sensation?
It was as if I was being pulled out of reality–
“?! Tayte!”
I immediately called out Tayte’s name, but there was no reply.
“Damn it!”
I didn’t know what was happening, but I had a sinking feeling that I would never see Tayte again.
I desperately searched for Tayte, but in the end, I couldn’t find her, and I lost consciousness.
“Tay…te.”
As my consciousness faded, I continued to call out her name until the end.
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