71 Chapter 69.5: Greatly...




"The me that Uzuki knows is not the real me. It's a pretend me, painted with borrowed and fake (cheat) material...

 I said it.
 I said it.

 I blurted out everything to Uzuki about Cheetos, about my weak heart - everything.

 And now that I've laid it all out on the table, I can't look at Uzuki's face with my face down.
 I was afraid to look at Uzuki's disappointed face.

 But it's okay, it's okay.
 When I know everything, I think Uzuki will put me out of his misery.

 And don't worry.
 I'm going to do whatever it takes to earn the time for Uzuki to escape from the Shin-En-Dragon, even if it means risking my life.

 I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

 And so it's okay--.

Couldn't it be a loaner, couldn't it be a fake?

What?

 So the question was unexpected.

'Why not a fake one? If it's a fake, then everything you've done is a lie, Mr. Seya?
It's not...

I don't know about Seya's past, so I don't know what to expect when people say she was a borrower or a fake. I don't know anything about her past, so I don't know what to expect when people call her a borrower or a phony. I don't know what's bothering the amazing Seya, even now I don't know what's bothering her. But...

 So, once Uzuki cut off the words.

'But I've known a lot of Mr. Sayre since we met! I know lots and lots of things!

 He smiled extraordinarily and said with a smile on his face.

 His smile, like a sunflower, was like a sunflower.
 I wanted to cry and was in pain, and the negative thoughts that had messed up my heart gently wrapped around me.

Seya-san has saved me many times. You saved me many times. You saved everyone in the village. And now, even with all these scars, you're still fighting for us!

So it's all about the power of a sham.

'Hey, Mr. Sayre. That's what you've been doing, Mr. Sayah, was that something you couldn't do with your fake powers? If making someone happy was a borrowed power, does that mean it's not okay?

 These are the words of Uzuki, who has always thought of others and done what he could to help others.
 That's why it struck me like a surprise.

I think what you've done is a wonderful thing! At this point, it doesn't matter what Seya's feelings are, because that's what I think! Because I feel the same way!

 The way you said it.
 The way you said it was a direct copy of what I said to Uzuru, who was in tears after Gunma-san was taken away.

"It's a fake power, so what! Even if it's a fake, I like the fact that you've been working hard all this time, Seya! I love it! Big, big, big--I love it!

 He grabbed his hands in a firm grip and pulled them up next to his chin, looking at Uzuki, who announced with a snorting fuming.

Yeah, Uzushi's got a weird way of getting people to do things.
 I felt my shoulders relax.

'Ehehe, you're my partner. It's a good thing that you are always trying your best to ignore my feelings of worry. I'm sure you're not the only one who has done this.

Well-- ha, ha, ha, ha.

 Maybe it's because I felt so much better, I felt like an idiot for worrying about so many things, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I'm not sure why you just laughed! It was a very courageous thing for me to say at the end! I rather said it! You didn't think you were going to go through with it!

No, I'm sorry. Yeah, I--I love you too, Uzushi. I really, really, really, really love you!