novelraw Chapter 88
Chapter 88
"This doesn't seem like you, Arcueid.
To say such things. These are what other True Ancestors wanted to impose on you. I'm different. Just like with Altrouge, I didn't see you as weapons."
[Altrouge, standing beside you, speaks harshly.]
"Is that so? I think she's broken. Otherwise, how could such an unqualified princess be born?"
"Altrouge, do you want to fight?"
"If you want to fight, I'm ready anytime. I won't lose to a naive princess who stays at home all day."
[The two women's gazes clash again.]
[You are used to their bickering.]
[In the end, they don't fight, but Arcueid's weak expression when she asked the question.]
[You really feel troubled.]
[Both Altrouge and Arcueid are afraid and worried about your impending end.]
[You feel you can't just sit by.]
"Moran, have you been happy up until now?"
[Altrouge suddenly speaks up.]
[She is one of the people who have been with you the longest, and even she can't help but ask.]
[She struggles to suppress her emotions.]
[She doesn't know if she has satisfied you, as your first creation, she cares deeply.]
"Such questions are hard to answer. I didn't expect Altrouge to become as sentimental as Arcueid. Has she infected you?"
"No! I haven't been infected by this fool!"
[Altrouge blushes and turns her head away.]
[Arcueid beside her smiles happily.]
[Yes, this scene is something you always cherish, even as your end approaches, you can answer with confidence.]
[I have gained much, I have lost much.]
[I still miss the Crimson Moon who accompanied me, and in my dreams, I can recall her breath, her warmth.]
[And the sorrow of our parting.]
[Even now, he holds onto the sincere wish his lover conveyed to him before they parted.]
[Miraculously, they fell in love.]
[In the end, he watched her leave .]
[Even now, looking at the two women before him, he deeply understands the words the Crimson Moon spoke at their parting.]
"This planet still looks beautiful to me."
[You give your answer.]
[If Altrouge hadn't asked, you wouldn't have thought about whether you were happy.]
[Nor would you have come to this conclusion.]
[Although the final result is that you lost much, not everything gained in the process was lost.]
"I think I have been happy."
[The two women listen to your words.]
[Just like when they were young and listened to your stories.]
"Arcueid, Altrouge, if you ever feel sad, no matter when, I will be by your side, even if I'm not here. I will do my best to come to you."
[You speak sincerely to them.]
[And they remember this.]
"Yes—! That's a promise! Moran, you can't go back on it! Otherwise, even if you hide in the deepest corner of the Inner Sea of the Planet, I will find you!"
"Moran, since you've said it, I can't pretend I didn't hear it. This promise, I won't let you break it."
[In the flower field caressed by the gentle breeze,]
[The bright moonlight falls on your face as it always has, but this time it brings a long-lost warmth.]
[Their radiant smiles, their excited demeanor,]
[Exist in this Inner Sea of the Planet.]
[As if existing in colors outside of time, for you, nothing is more real than this.]
[It will remain in your memories forever.]
[You recall many things.]
[When you finally come back to your senses,]
[The battle between the priest and the vampire has ended.]
[The dark figure standing outside the deep chasm is the first thing that catches their eyes.]
[The barrier melts like snow.]
[Silently disappearing.]
[The name escapes their lips.]
[A word that should be unfamiliar to both, yet somewhere in their memories, it feels incredibly familiar.]
[The vague outline in their memories,]
[Now finally becomes clear.]
"I was thinking of meeting you in a better place, but reuniting here... well, anyway, Altrouge, have you been fighting with Arcueid again?"
[You turn to face the two.]
[With a helpless expression, like a father returning home after a long absence.]
[Make both Altrouge and Arcueid tremble slightly.]
"Although I've been away for a while, I'm sorry, but if you're fighting. Things ..."
[As you continue to speak,]
[In the next moment, you catch the familiar scent of flowers.]
[Distant memories are awakened again, there's no mistake, it's the scent from the sea of flowers under the moon.]
[You will never forget it.]
[Looking at Arcueid and Altrouge who have thrown themselves into your arms, you feel only the deepest longing.]
[If it weren't for the incomplete principle of this simulation...]
[Only Half-Baked Ancestor]
[You probably had already planned for this scene to happen, otherwise you wouldn't have waited countless days and nights, anticipating this day]
[No need to explain too much]
[They recalled the experiences they had forgotten like a dream]
[What was once hidden in the corner is now completely exposed in the moment of reunion]
[In the heart that had been frozen for so long]
[The long-lost blood in memory is surging]
[You stripped away the most superficial emotions, wanting to reveal the most essential feelings to them]
[Choked up in your throat, there's only one sentence]
[You don't know how long they've been waiting, and your own desire to meet them has swelled to an unpredictable extent]
[This world is indeed very beautiful]
[There are things that you can meet as long as you keep protecting them]
[And precious things that you can keep as long as you persist]
[You said the words you've said countless times before, as if everything was just a continuation of the distant past——]
"I'm back..... Arcueid, Altrouge."