The ghosts are moving strangely.

　They are eliminating the ghosts in front of them, but they are going all the way around and blocking them. Moreover, most of them are gathered far ahead of us, and they are organizing to set up an interception team... Why would a ghost move like an organization?

My landlord, Pina, is singing yet?

　Pina looks worried, and for some reason the ghosts are focused on me. Anya is also using an impulse water gun to make the ghost come to life, but I'm doing my best to protect the driver's seat as quickly as I thought I could with the sacred wine. I'm finally able to get the ghost to touch the gap in the water bag.

"Landlord, Pina, let's sing, okay?

　Pina rushes him. But the ghost's touch has given me some awareness. The miasma (the miasma seed) is the master of bugs. The mere fact that the mere mention of the miasma makes it look like a polly's mecha makes it a polly's warrior, so they're gathering to defend the capital city of Althena.

　The mating miasiasma is a very important part of the game. But there's something I want to try.

It's a good idea to have a good time.

　For starters, I'll scatter the sacred wine rounds in full FA-MAS/G2 auto to make time.

'Pina, possible, thoughts, song.'

　It's possible... it'll cost more than a quick demise, but I can help the ghosts.

Hey, guys. The ghosts believe the mere fact that the mere fact that the mere mortal species of mecha is a polly-wielding antagonist brings them together. They still want to protect Althena. The mere fact that the mere mortal has the mere mortality of the mere mortal is not enough. But I have a plan to quell the miasma at once, and it's risky. Do you mind if I try it?

'That's so Ryota, I get it!
"Sir, you can send as many as you want to Valhalla!
If you don't, all you have to do is to give up the mines immediately. No need to check.

　Pina is already willing to do it, Mog has given his consent, and Yukikaze seems to just obey.

'Pina. I want you to understand what I'm about to say, and sing with your thoughts in your voice.

　Pina nodded.

'We are the ones who raise the head class of the bugs and make a triumphant return to the capital, Althena. The interception is successful, the battle is won. Warriors!　Altena is protected!

　That's what I told Pina, and a heroic and proud requiem began, different from before.

　Altena, the commercial capital, was still the main capital of the Olin oracle country at the time of the interception battle. So he wanted the ghosts, who still didn't know the success of the operation, to taste the victory and then come of age.

　Hearing the song, the ghosts began to line up on both sides of the path. It's a pale, glowing warrior path.

　What can't disappear is a [I'm going to get married after this battle] type of unrequited love?

'Pina, enough with the singing. Most of the ghosts have come of age, and the ones that are left are not hostile.

　Actually, I'm in pretty bad shape, too.
　I'm almost out of consciousness....

"Pina, Hiccup, more singing.

　Pina is drunk on the fog of the sacred wine.
　I've reached my limit... or is it...


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'Oh?　I see my ghost... then who am I?
"What a stupid thing to say. Me, me, the old you. I'm tired and battered.

'Finally, I'm sick with a dual personality type disease... I've been blessed with friends and bosses lately, so why am I at this point...'

"You're not sick!　It wasn't just the old me coming out of Pina's requiem!　The old me is a bundle of resentment towards the company that I used up, and more importantly, the cause of my distrust of people.

　I never thought the time would come for me to talk to my old self.
　And in the past, I'm the only one who came out of the woods?
　I don't understand it at all.

　The old me says that the only person I truly trust now is the window flower who was my PC. The resignation that the rest of my friends should just accept it even if they are betrayed ... it's a figurehead only for me.

　The root cause is the treatment he received in a black company, but the main reason for his distrust of people is different. When my job was the worst, I started complaining about it to my friends.

　The total number of hours worked in a month was too much, that kind of thing. But if you divide it by the built-up workdays, it's over 24 hours a day. In reality, they work on weekends and holidays, or just take overtime on weekends and holidays, but I don't think that's enough time for a human being to work in real life.

　In short, the degree of blackness was so dark fantasy that it was hard to believe it was a true story.

　[If you don't like it, just quit? I was also told that I would be laughed at for being paranoid if I replied that the company would come after me if I quit. In the end, I was mocked as a [whisperer], which added to my loneliness and made it even harder than before I talked to them.

　If I told the truth, I would only be mocked. It's a difficult environment for everyone, but I couldn't stand being treated like a hoaxer, just me. So I decided to call it a company joke myself already.

　After that, even though I was close to them expressly, I didn't trust anyone at heart. Finally, I got into the habit of thinking of myself as someone else's problem. It seems that the old me is a habit in itself.

I was able to make a fresh start under unbelievably good conditions. It's amazing that there was a god to pick up the pieces.

As far as I'm concerned, the old man who stumbles usually has no job as far as I'm concerned. A miserable life where he is not treated seriously as a human being with a low salary and lives to work. When I thought it would happen, I was picked up by the real God. I'm incredibly lucky.

'And it's more than just as generous. Now you've got a job at a company you feel comfortable with, a boss you can rely on, and a good-hearted colleague. Moreover, you have a position available when your current job is over. It's hard to truly believe in the goddesses and colleagues who gave you such a place and opportunity. Right?''

'Oh, yes!　I know I want to believe it!　But I can't....

"What are you going to do about the girl who says she likes me now?　How can you be happy if you don't trust me?　So the old me disappears. The reason why I can't trust people is gone. Grab the happiness you were never meant to have and don't let it slip away.

　It won't change right away, but the disappearance of the old me will make me believe it. And then, before I could stop myself, the old me was gone.

　Do I have to disappear if I'm in someone's way?
　Most of us would be gone for that reason.

　Especially if it's our generation, there are too few seats of happiness and too many who didn't grab them. So it's hard to help and I know that the future will be a burden on the younger generation. But we've lost more than enough of them, it's hard to be left behind.

　I am who I am today because of who I was. So I wanted to share in the happiness I've been lucky enough to find.

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When I came to my senses.

'Ryota, we're on our way to Althena, get up!　I'm stunned and amazed that you would sleep in that situation!

'Pina had a hard time falling asleep drunk too, you know?　And she starts crying when her husband dies.

　How long have you been asleep?
　But for some reason, it was so refreshing and light-hearted.
　I feel like a new person.

'Sorry, I woke up fine. Let's go into Altena, then.

　Altena is the commercial capital. There's a lot to do here, so let's get in and have some fun!



A certain place in Japan
I felt uneasy and on edge. But all your shackles seem to have been lifted.
'....Ryota...was...sad...both...could not be saved...'