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　With Lord's scream, the long, long story came to an end.

　The Lord and I looked at those heavenly eleven years, the hundred years that were just suffocating to erase it, and the thousand years that were cursed and crazy.

'--Ha!

　I let out my breath that I had stopped breathing.
　I managed to finish seeing. However, due to the effects of operating magic beyond its limits, I can smell blood on my breath.

　I was reckless - but thanks to that recklessness, I finally knew.　

　The beginning of the girl in front of me was a meadow with a fresh breeze.
　It was that little house, Lord and I remembered.

'Aaaaah, aaaaah, aaaaah, aaaaah ......--!　

　The Lord screamed and tried to get away from me. And my left arm, which was covered with the magic 《Distance Mute》, was pulled out of the Lord's chest.
　Before I knew it, the magic of the surrounding area was lifted.
　The wind path and walls disappeared, revealing an empty sky with nothing in it.

　The Lord moved his freed body and took a step backwards, then another step backwards.
　Then he moves his eyes to the right and left and looks at that world.

''--No, no!　I wish I had!　That's what I was looking for!　It's not 'here (...)' (・・・・・・・) ahhh (・・・・・) ----!

　He shook his head and screamed.

　The world distorted in time with that cry.
　Like a pulsating heart, the Lord's 'hierarchy' shakes. The shaking caused cracks to appear in the empty space, and the sky began to peel away with polo and polo.

　Above and below, far and near, all the emptiness here is being peeled away.
　It's the exact same phenomenon as the destruction of the wards we saw a while ago. The broken world is being broken again.

　But this time, I knew it wasn't destroyed by physical force, but by magic magic magic.
　A thousand years ago the Founder set the rules that 'this place' would change its shape as the Lord wished.
　I'm not going to be the only one who knows that the world is only following that law.

　The world of the Lord is stripped away - the 'other side' begins to be seen.
　It's the place that was connected to 'Viaisia' by a door.
　On the front side of the sixty-six layers, it's a grassland with a huge spiral staircase in the center.

　The boundary between the front and back was about to be broken, and now the worlds were about to overlap.

'A hole has been made in the back side of the labyrinth, trying to connect with the sixty-six layers that were on the front ......?　No, maybe--

　In the first place, the idea of the two sides of the same coin may have been wrong from the beginning.
　Originally, this world overlapped, and the two together could have been a hierarchy for the Lord - but it could have been an unfinished hierarchy.

　The emptiness of the world's emptiness paint was peeling away - and the next thing I knew, the Lord and I were standing on a grassy field on the 'other side'. I could tell we were on the edge of the sixty-sixth layer by the wind dragon Elfenries and the spiral staircase in the distance.
　It's a strange situation where the grasslands and the universe are mixed together, as they haven't been peeled off into the sky yet.

　But it's a lot better than it was earlier.
　There's no such thing as nothing anymore. There is a staircase that leads upward in the carpet of grass.
　There is a path back to the ground.

　That alone is more than enough for the current road.
　I disarmed both the Dimension Graduate Prequel and the Magic Mute, grabbed my sword and called out to him.

''Lord!　No, Titty!

　Calling names.
　The name of the girl who is the master of this world is "Titi".
　Her name is "Titi".

　The girl Titi who was called by me looks at me slowly.

'Oh, aaaaahhhh, aaaaahh ......!　Ka, na, miiiiiiiii--!

　Then the girl calls back her name.
　Her nose is red, her eyes are full of tears, her mouth is open as if it were about to burst open, and she walks across the meadow, wobbling like a newborn fawn, and approaches us.

'Ah, 'here' I am!　That's what I was promised!
"Uzumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

　Titi kicks the ground in the meadow and runs off.
　Then he raises his bayonet like a child's chambara and slams it down as if to make sure I'm there.
　I catch it head-on and flick it back wildly.

　The bayonet is returned, and Titi's body is on its back.
　Even so, he uses his bullshit physical abilities to regain his stance and swing the bayonet down again, violently.

　There is no such thing as technology there any longer. There is no wind magic either.
　It's a child's game.

　Of course, there is no way I can lose.
　It's easy to injure the bayonet and slash Titi's body.
　But I dare to attack the bayonet head on.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.
　At the end of the sword fight, I use the "Crescent Pectrazi's Straight Sword" to slash the "Wind Bayonet" from head-on--.

''--!　Wow, my concubine's sword--?

　The bayonet was slashed and wiped out as the wind.
　Immediately, I stabbed at it with a declaration of victory.

''--Ah, I've won!　I've been telling you all along!　You're weak!

　Hearing this, Titi freaked out and backed away.
　She stared at the scraped off right arm of the bayonet, continued to wobble back, stumbled into nothing, and fell on her ass.

'The Vortex Wave wins ......?　And the mistress loses ......?　Has the king's concubine lost: ......?

　Titi doesn't admit defeat and tries to get up quickly, but her hand on the ground slips and she falls forward. She runs face first into the ground, covered in mud.
　Nevertheless, once again, Titi tries to stand up - but halfway through, her movement stops.

　Those green twin eyes were turned to the ground.
　The tears that had fallen from Titi's eyes were there.
　Realizing that she herself is crying, Titi stiffens.
　A symbol of weakness comes into view - and begins to crumble.

'Ah, ah, ah, ....... Oh, wah, mistress - the child (straw) is ......

　And I shudder.
　The sobs are not making it clearer.
　Titi is no longer a limit. No, she had long ago exceeded her limits long before she fought me.
　It was before I spent a thousand years here, before I met Nosfi before I was born, before I became a king and lost myself - even more than that.

　-- since that day (...), when her heart was crushed, she was at her limit.

　So there was no way she could fight anymore. There was no way she could get up.
　Since her body and mind are in shambles, the only thing left is, of course, tears pouring out of her--

'Wawa-ha, wawa-ha, wawa-ha ....... Wawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--!

　At last, everything that has been mended since his death collapses.
　Regardless of her own position and name, Titi begins to cry, as unapologetically as a child, without regard to shame or outward appearance.

　It was when the girl who had never cried in public finally cried in front of someone.
　At the same time, the vicious magic power that was clothed in Titi's body dissipates. There is no wind for battle, but rather a wind that blows through the grasslands and dissolves into the world.

　There is no longer a 'ruling king' in 'here'.
　Now, the girl has regained the weakness that the world had stolen from her.
　I realize that there is only one girl here, Titi, and I lower the tip of my sword to the ground.

　The fight is over.
　I won, and Lord lost - it's over.

"Aaaaaaahhhh!　Well, it didn't have to end with the loss of a child (strawberry). ......!　No, it was good to lose!　Deep down, I thought he was a weak child!　Because, all the time, the child(s) wanted to go home: ......!　Ah, it's just that the child just wanted to go home forever and ever!

　Sitting up on her knees, Titi swings her hands down to the ground.
　Then she turns her face down and spills large, ragged tears on the ground, revealing her true feelings without any strength.

'Oh, I miss my grandma and grandpa ......!　I miss my brother Eid: ......!　I miss everyone in the village: ......!　I miss you, I miss you, I miss you. ......!　Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh--!　Aaaaahhhhhh--!

　She cries loudly.
　She opens her big, distorted mouth, shakes her hair out, and looks up this time.
　I look up at the sky, but the tears won't stop. Streaks of tears drip from her eyes and wet her entire cheeks.

　Seeing that figure, I'm relieved from the bottom of my heart.
　Thank goodness ....... I made it this time: .......
　I'm definitely on the path to victory now.

　While I am relieved, Titi continues to speak the words.
　The screams of a thousand years do not stop, and they echo through the sixty-six layers.

'Ahhhh, ahhh--!　Why!　Why, they are torturing the child!　Why have you all disappeared?　Why did the boy have to be separated from his grandma and grandpa?

　Titi clutches the dirt with her hands as she hits the ground, then swings her arms out to the side and throws the dirt onto the grassy field.
　And then, after calling out like an octogenarian, his voice gets a little quieter.
　He speaks faintly, with hiccups.

...... No, I understand. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it. So he lived. Even if it's painful, I've survived ......!

　I move closer to the squatting Titty and stroke her trembling back.
　The hiccups stop little by little as she strokes me.

My family was the most important thing in my life. The rest of it didn't matter to me. But no one understood that ....... Little by little, they were driven to the edge ....... And so I went to ......--
'Yeah, family is the most important thing, isn't it ....... You're right. ......
Yes, only Kanami understood that ....... A thousand years ago, only Kanamin saw through the feelings that even the mistress herself didn't understand a thousand years ago: ......
"Is it just me or is it ......?
That's right. You're ......, haha, Kanamin was a siscon, so I'm sure he had a lot of sympathy for you. He must have had a lot of sympathy for ......

　Titi looks up and laughs bitterly, covered in tears.
　But soon that smile disappears and turns pathetic.

'Oh, oh, oh, boy, I miss my brother(aide) too ....... He wants to see his family ....... But there is no more 'brother' id anywhere in the world. He has become 'the one who steals the logic of the tree'. Before you know it, he overtook his mistress's back and became a veritable monster, a loyal vassal of the ruling king (Lord) and the viceroy's aide of Viasia. ...... It's not really a family anymore. Just as the child who became the Lord's Master couldn't be called Titi, the Aide who became the Prime Minister couldn't be called his brother. ......

　She regains her memory, knows her wish, but the fact that it doesn't arrive leaves Titi at a loss.

'Titi, keep it up, please. It's not easy, but I want to hear it. Just tell me what you want at .......
"What a child wants, huh? ....... I couldn't tell you then, but not now. Finally I remember now. The boy wanted to go home. He wanted to go back to that meadow, where his grandfather and grandmother are ...... and his id is ......!　Because that meadow was the only treasure the child had!　That's all there is to the world!　Even after the madness, I tried so hard to get back to that childhood, but there was no substitute for 'here' or anywhere else!　I couldn't find it anywhere. ......

　Titi confesses to me the unrequited love that is the heart of a guardian (guardian).
　I want to go home - it was too much of a childish regret.

　And, following the regret, I let out my regret.

'I never wanted to be a king!　I wasn't trying to defend my country!　I wanted to protect you, Grandma and Grandpa and my brother, Aydo!　That's it!　That's it!　Any more than that and you're too heavy!　World peace has nothing to do with children!　A country is too heavy for me to carry!

　It was as if a dam had been broken, and he complained to me about the dissatisfaction that had been pent up for a long time.

A child can only be a 'gardener' at most!　You're only as good as your gardener.　titles like "King who rules", "Demon King" and "Mad King"... these are not titles you should be ashamed of!　I couldn't rule them, I could only rule them with a little animal!　So how did that happen?　Why did we all get suckered into playing the king just because the kids got carried away!　You're a fool!　They're all big idiots--!

　He appeals to the people of Vyasia.
　I deny everything that carried me as a king.
　This is equivalent to denying yourself, and although Titi's expression was painful to the point of tearing her body to shreds, it was also refreshing.

The boy has been a child ever since that day and that time!　Weak and stupid, a child, a fool!　And yet!　Why did the child become a king and go to all that trouble?　

　He exclaims that he regrets being king.

'You did not know!　I didn't know that if I became king, I'd be stuck there forever!　I didn't know you could lose your family so easily!　I didn't hear that...aaaa--!

　He shouted that the role of king was not worth it.

'If you knew, guys, stop it!　The child is a fool, so he'll take it easy, won't he?　Why didn't anyone tell me?　Everyone aaaaahhhh ----!

　He cries out that he hates everyone who cleared the path to the king.

　I can't say anything to that cry.
　It's because I knew what was going on with the previous magic, Dimension Graduate, "Prequel (Recall)", that I couldn't bypass it to comfort them.

　That country on the verge of being destroyed needed a strong king.
　And Lord was stronger than anyone else.
　I know that I had no choice but to ask him to become the king.

　The wailing of the reluctant king continues.

You should have warned me that being a king is a hard job.　I didn't know that!　If I had known, I never would have done it ah!

　There is no way I would tell you.
　Because at that time, everyone wanted a savior.

They didn't want subjects or people, they just wanted a warm home!　I just wanted a piece of land where I could live in peace with my id!　If only I could run around that meadow again, that would be all I needed!　I wanted such a normal, normal, normal life!　So already, in the end, there will be no choice but to run away.

　But someone had to do it.
　If someone hadn't become the savior, the "North" would have perished. And that role was taken up by a girl named Lord Titty, who is now curled up like a baby and crying.
　That's the whole story of the heroic tale "The King Who Rules (Lord)".

'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!　A child is not the fine person everyone thinks he is!　Weak, young, fragile--just a child!　He was only fooling the king for fun!　There is nowhere else to be found a 'king who rules' as they say!　You are neither wise nor strong nor great at all!

　Titi's tone is a mess as she lets everything out of herself.
　But I guess this is what she is supposed to be.
　The girl who had regained everything she had scraped and scraped and scraped and scraped all these years was so awkward and had no dignity at all.

''The child (Warawa) was of legendary blood!　A legitimate descendant of royalty!　You have an unparalleled talent for controlling demons!　That overwhelming 'power to steal reason' is a beacon of hope!　Therefore, you should lead us to fight the South for ever!　You're on your own!　That's not up to me!　No!　No, no, no, no!　--I wanted to say no!　I wanted to turn it down!　I was so anxious and insecure, I wanted to turn it all down!

　Titi screams and hits the ground repeatedly.
　She cries and scatters around. The tears are no longer large, but rather cascading down like a waterfall.
　Hundreds of years' worth of tears are flowing and show no signs of stopping. It seems as if I will continue to cry and regret it forever.
　To stop them, I ask.
　I ask him what he should do to get over that regret, and I ask him what he should do to get over it.

'Then why didn't you say no ......?　All the way to ......
That's because ...... that idle fool expects a child to be ....... She said she admired her sister for being the strongest and most noble person in the world ......, so she couldn't say she was a child.

　--I couldn't tell you because you expected me to.

'It's not just the id ....... Everyone had high hopes for the child. They threatened this little boy ......

　--I couldn't say no because everyone was looking at me.

'--No, that's not exactly what I'm talking about: ....... I know. That's just an excuse. It is the selfishness of a child who wanted to be a good-looking older sister in front of her. For the sake of my own vanity, I acted out what I couldn't do. I acted like an adult in order to meet the expectations I couldn't meet. All I had to say to the Aide at that time was, "I'm just a skinny kid pretending to be a lord," and that was all I needed to say. ...... But I couldn't do that. The result was the destruction of viasia. No, I am not talking about just this country. The deaths of the northern nations are entirely the fault of the children ....... Even if their curses crushed his soul, the child should not complain. Even if that is a mistake, it is the responsibility of a man who has once been king. Yes, that is his responsibility. Yes, I know. I know that ......, I know that ......

　But I also admit that it was my ego.
　A girl does not turn away from her own mistakes.
　That's why she couldn't leave 'here'.

''Haha. If only I had said just one word, that it was too heavy a load to carry, ......, that would have been fine. The child, the child, the child, the child ......, did not face anyone and desperately continued to act like an adult ....... Yes, I know. The worst thing is the child (warawa) himself ......

　I know a little bit about that regret.
　I once regretted not facing anyone, too.
　After all, we are the same kid, me and Lord.
　But I also know that we are a little different. It's a bit more than just one or two years, but I think I'm a bit more mature than this girl. So I reach out to her.

"- Don't give up, Lord. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. It's not too late.

　If it were over after one or two failures, my life would have been over a long time ago.
　But I've made it this far.
　Even though I failed, I didn't give up, I kept starting over and moving forward.

　But Lord refuses to accept my words or my hand.

No," he said, "it's too late. No, it's too late for everything. The child has lost everything. They have all moved away from the child. No, the child has left ....... That is why there is nothing here anymore ....... We have no choice but to continue freezing in 'here' forever ......

　I can't take it back - I keep looking down at my eyes and letting the tears fall.
　Unable to watch her, I shout out.

''-- It's not too late!　It's not too late, Lord!　It's not too late!　That's what I'm here for!

　Lord said, "All the Guardians are waiting for Whirlpool Wave" and "Whirlpool Wave has a duty to fulfill its debts to the monsters.
　It is now time to fulfill that duty.

Shout again!　Louder and louder!　To reach everyone you've ever met!　Say what you couldn't say!　Reject all expectations!　Don't regret the 'past' - 'now', let those people hear it!

　So, I'm going to construct the magic "Dimensional Decisive Operation (Dimension Graduation) "Prequel (Recall)" once again.
　However, if you look at the [Display], it's already empty.

[Status]
　Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP26/289 MP0/1165 Class: explorer

　The magic of being over the edge makes my body scream.
　But I'm getting used to the pain. The fact that it's not an unknown, intense pain, but a known one, makes room for me.
　My organs and organs are lacerating and blood is rushing up my throat. As the blood is spurted out, I feel like I'm missing many important things. It's not just my maximum HP, it's the sense that my soul itself is unraveling. Not just the physical body, but even the magic stone inside the body is being chipped away.

　However, the magic construction does not stop.

　So far, I've seen the 'future' and the 'past' with my two full strength magics. But I know that those two are not the original power.
　The real value of my magic is to connect the "future" and "past". I'm convinced of that.

"Kanamin ......, what ......?

　Dimensional magic interfered with the entire grassland and rained down a pale magical light (Tear Ray). And the source of that light was a magical stone in the sky.

　And each light that danced down on the grassland gradually expanded. It mimics the silhouette of a person. It was just like the moment a monster appeared in the labyrinth.

　This is the magic formula that Kanami the founder gave to the labyrinth, the 'true magic that makes everyone happy' that the past saint Tiara saved the world, and the holy magic (...) to save those who 'steal the truth'.

　The world is flooded with light.
　As a skilled wizard, Titi must understand that each of those lights is filled with a soul.
　I look up, my eyes full of tears.

'Mi, guys ......?'

　In the blurred light, Titi has a vision of her people.
　Of course, that's me, too. If I look hard enough, I can see them.
　Behind the myriad of lights, I can indeed see the shadows (silhouettes) of the people of the former Vieissia.

　Titty, who was mesmerized by the sight, immediately shakes her head.

''--Non, an imposter!　Minna, more than five hundred years ago, she fell asleep with her soul ground to a halt!　All of you here are merely actors following your appointed roles!
"Don't lick me, Lord--!　I am the thief of dimensionality!　That's a decision you'll have to make when you see this soul sparkle!　If you say your "soul" is worn out, all you have to do is turn back the clock!　Even if it's against the laws of the world, I don't care!　Now, I'll give it everything I've got!　This is the best I can do!　It's the full force of all of us--！！！！

　If Titi refuses to admit it, then we'll just go further.
　If you're saying that all souls fell asleep five hundred years ago and were irretrievably lost, then we just need to magically connect them to a 'past' even earlier than that!

The future and the present are connected to each other, and the past is connected to the present. Until the time comes when the world (you) remember.

　I redo the chanting, feeling not only the magic stones plucked from the painting on my left arm, but all the magic stones in this space.
　All of this is to bring people from the 'past'. And--

The Dimension Graduate "Prequel"!

　--to this place, to be recalled and converged (dropped).

　First of all, on the grassy field, the city, full of natural greenery, overlapped like a faint phantom. Further in the distance, the huge Vyasia Castle floated vaguely in the distance.
　Every single light that danced down was a faint glimpse of the former people of Viaissia.

　Titi sees this and lets out a voice.

''Oh, ahhh, ahhh ......!

　A contour formed in the light and many of the city's people returned.
　One of them, a woman, moved her mouth to speak.
　It certainly made the air tremble.

''--Lord-sama. No, is it Titi-chan?　I'm sorry ....... We've been oblivious for a long time. ......

　The woman called the 'Lord of the Dominating Kings' (Lord) Titi.
　I'm sure that these women, who were demon stones, also felt the light of remembrance of the past.
　Even if he wasn't as accurate as we were, he certainly felt it.

'Ho, are you sure it's ......?'

　Titi shudders.
　She is amazed that people who should be dead are coming back now.

　Meanwhile, snowflakes of light are falling from the sky one after another. All the while, the snow of light falls from the sky one after another, and all of them are regaining their former time with the help of the Dimension Graduation Prequel (Recall).
　Every time and place in the northern countries overlaps with this narrow layer of sixty-six. As many dimensions as there are peoples are born, and the figures of more than ten thousand peoples are contained within a single vision.
　In the light of this compression upon compression, the vast northern continent is revived.
　Although only the outline of the shadows could be seen, it was indeed 'everyone' to Titi who was about to return.

　And first, the people of Viisia Castle Town called out to them one by one.

''--King, there's no need to apologize to us. That destruction was because of our dependence on you, not because of you. On the contrary, you prolonged the life of the dying North. You gave up that soul and showed us hope. We may thank you for that, but we will never blame you for it. ......!
'I'm sorry, King: ....... No. I'm not saying king anymore. Titi was with us, wasn't she? We were kids together. ......
'We are dead beings. We are only souls that Lord Kanami called ....... But to this soul, it certainly echoed. The screams of our king certainly struck this chest .......

　Titi is stunned.
　I guess it's because she realized that I really am forcing everything back with my magic.
　Seeing the look on his face, I vow to keep the magic alive, no matter what.

　Even if this is a tampering with life, a desecration of the dead, an outward magic that is destroying the natural order of things, I scream in my mind that I don't care.

　Then comes the voice of the castle's subjects and knights.

'I am sorry ....... It is because of our weakness that we wanted to believe that our king is stronger than anyone else. And it is because of our weakness that we wanted to believe that our king loves the North Country more than anyone else. Our weakness was a burden to the king, and it crushed him in the end.
'I felt safe with you in charge of everything. And I thought that if you were here, the country would be safe. I depended on you to the last minute, even though the king had urged me to fight on my own. ......
'We thought that our knights alone could fight the South ......, but in the end we were expecting Master Lord. So when Master Lord slipped out of the North, the country crumbled fragilely .......

　Even though we are in a labyrinth, many voices reverberate.
　The world of the meadow is a castle and a city, a village in a nostalgic orphanage, and all the places the Lord has seen are reflected in multiple layers. Seeing this, Titi starts to cry again.

'Oh, ah, ah, ah, ......'

　He hears voices crying and answers people's voices with a trembling voice.

'Mi, all ......, do you hear this child (straw)'s voice ......

　To which the first woman replies on behalf of her.

'Yes, we can hear you. Can you hear us too ......?
'Oh, I can hear you: ......!　Now, finally, I can certainly hear you guys: ......!

　Time had moved too fast in the last thousand years for Titi to say anything. And he hadn't heard anything.
　But at last a voice came through in her throat and ears, which had been rusty for a thousand years.

　This meadow really does sound well.
　Maybe it's because the sky is so full of light, or maybe it's because I'm underground, but I almost feel as if I'm on the ground. The grassland is strangely full of a sense of freedom and is strangely comfortable.

Wah, says the child!　A hundred years in the past, and what I couldn't say in a thousand years here, I'll say now!　I'm going to tell you, and I want you all to hear it!

　With all her strength, Titty shakes her throat.
　Everyone hears it.

'I really wanted to apologize to everyone!　But I wanted to complain more than that!　I wanted to complain about every single one of them, ahhhhhh!

　And he complained from the start.

'The child (straw man) hates his job as king!　I hate it. I hate it. I hate it!　From the beginning, I've always hated it!　I wanted to say no! ----!

　I complain honestly.

'The king just started out playing around!　Don't call that kid a lord by some stupid name.　Everyone else is an adult and they're not ashamed to call this kid a king!　Titi is the child!　It's just a kid!　You can't be a king.　You can't help everyone!　It's been the child who needs help all the way through, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

　He spits out a lot of resentment.

　Free from all bondage, Lord's tongue spins around.
　The one thing that has been holding him back for so long is exploding as he emerges from the abyss.

'You're all more mature than me!　You're supposed to be helping me.　None of the adults were there, so the children had to play the adults!　He's just a kid and he's a kid and he's a kid and he's still a kid and he's still a kid and he's still a kid and he's still a kid--!

　Not only the voice, but also its magical power is blown around.
　The particles of green danced as if they were confetti, and the feathers on Titi's wings flew along with them.

'Don't expect a child (straw)!　Don't dream!　Don't burden yourself anymore!　Because a child is a child!　You're too heavy to carry that thing!　They are cowards and children who run away when they have a bad day.

　Everyone felt the cry of Titi's soul with their souls.
　No matter how you put it, no one would ever be able to call this unapologetically wailing Titty the 'ruling king (Lord)' again.

'All this time the child (straw) was just imitating the king!　There was no way I was going to grow up, no way I was going to be an adult!　Because from the day he became a thief, a child does not live the life of a child!　Oh, that's why I wanted to live again as a child!　I wanted to live as a titty!

　At the end of it all, firmly, Titi speaks out of his unconsciousness.
　Once again, she utters the rules for her own death.
　It's not just for me, it's for everyone.

"I never wanted to be a king!　I wanted to go home and be a titty!　I've been thinking that for the longest time, ever!　Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever!　Uhhhh--aahhhh, uhhhh, uhhhh, uhhhh, uhhhh, uhhhh--!

　All said and done, Titi cried out loud, consumed by an unbearable urge.
　But they all received the cry all the way through.

'I'm sorry, Titi (・・・・・). For a long time, I couldn't see your pain. Your power is so strong that we, foolish as we are, have been blinded by your mighty power and refused to see the real you .......
Sorry about that ....... Dear Titi.
'Sorry ......, Titi ......'
Titi, I'm sorry.

　Everyone already knows what's going on in the labyrinth.
　We also know how the guardians (guardians) work.
　So, everyone admits to being a titee, with a slight contortion on their faces. We're going to erase our own king a little bit.

'I thought peace in this country was your longing. I thought a world where you could laugh with us is what you wanted. But it was our selfish desire. Conveniently, we just wanted to think so: ......
And we have wished that you, the king, would be a king, even to 'here'. And again you have forced yourself to try and make it come true. Yes, then our wish would come true, but your wish would not be fulfilled. It can't just disappear, can it?
'I had the very naive idea that you could disappear after us, too. They didn't want to see the real you, and left contentedly, without thinking about it. Even though everyone knew that you were a little strange ...... and no one thought too much about it ......--

　His former subjects call out to him. In truth, there is at least one thing they would like to say back. But they suppress it as adults and soothe the crying girl.
　And then, at the end of it all, he bows his head.

'I'm so sorry, Titty ....... And thank you. Not the king--apologies and thanks to the little girl Titi.

　However, Titi continues to cry, probably because she is so impressed.

'Ugh, ahhh, ahhh, ewe ......, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh--!

　I was trying to answer, but the tears I'd accumulated until today wouldn't allow it.
　And during this time, several people's eyes turned to me.

'Of course, thank you as well, Commander-sama. You are the only one who has noticed the Lord's suffering. And you made 'here' in the labyrinth a top priority. Nevertheless, ......, I'm sorry about earlier. I lost my mind and took out my resentment.

　The beast knights who attacked me in the city just a few minutes ago bow to me.
　I shake my head at that.

''No, don't apologize ....... Maybe in the past I've left 'here' unfinished. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who has suffered a whole lot because of my half-baked 'here'. I've given you guys a lot of trouble, too: ......
'No, not at all. I am grateful for it. Even though it's incomplete, I don't think this day would have come without 'here'.
It would be great if you could say that: ......

　If I put together the memories of Titi that I saw here and the memories I remembered on earth, there is no doubt that the world for the Lord was incomplete due to the interference of Apostle Legacie.
　However, no one was to blame for my inadequacy.
　On the contrary, they thanked me for it.

''Knight Commander-sama. Thank you for everything you've done. Thanks to you and Titi, we can pass away happily. In the true sense of the word, now our longing has been achieved: ......

　And the beast knight who would have once been acquainted with me laughed.
　It was the same with those who were around Titi.

'Thank you so much ....... Our Titi .......
'Master Titi has worked hard enough. No one expects you to do anything else. All we have left is gratitude.

　I was about to send her off with a smile, trying not to be a burden to this crying girl again.
　I put aside all awe and expectation and just turned my eyes to Titi with only gratitude.

'Ugh, ugh. ....... Mi, guys, .......

　With those gentle eyes, Titty slowly stops crying.
　Finally, the presence of the 'ruling king (Lord)' on her back has disappeared and she must feel her body becoming lighter. With that sense of freedom, you can see that her sadness is slowly easing.

　Thus, as everyone calls out to send Titi away, we find only one woman looking at us.

'Da, Lord Commander ......'

　It was Beth.
　When I found her, my eyes burned.
　She too was in time. Before the shattered particles of the magic stone melted into the world and disappeared, my magic, the Dimension Graduate "Prequel (Recall)", had managed to pull her soul back.

　Beth bowed her head and apologized to me.

''I'm sorry, Commander-sama ....... You did not abandon Viaisia. You were just trying to help a child who was suffering the most painful time here in Viaissia. It was obvious when you look at 'here': ....... And yet, I continue to resent you: ......
'No, I think I'm the one who needs to apologize ....... So keep your head up, Beth .......

　After all, I can't remember Beth.
　There is no doubt that I couldn't save her. I'm the one who wants to bow.

　If I saved Beth here in any way, it wasn't me.

'Well done on your apology, Beth: ......'

　An old beastly man came out from behind Beth and patted her on the head.
　There was no way she could mistake his voice for a figure.
　This grandfather and grandson is what I wanted to see until I was forced to interfere with time.

'Grandpa ....... I, I'm not a child now. ......
'Oops, that's right: ......'

　Mr. Reynand is so angry with his granddaughter that he lets go of her palm.
　Then she comes closer to me, scratching her cheek with a pooch.
　I thought we'd just said goodbye, but now that she's seen me again, it's getting a little awkward.

'Mr. Reynand: ......'

　It was the same for me.
　Me and Reynand-san began to talk falteringly.

'Nice to see you again, Kanami. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised to see you again.
'I worked very hard ....... Um, ......, did I keep my promise ......?
Yes, in the most ideal way. This gratitude is so hard to express in words.
Good. But you don't have to thank me. Mr. Reynand has already given me a lot of important things: ......
Well: ......

　Hearing those words, Reynand-san seemed to agree with me.
　He nodded once and turned his back to me.
　He must have known that this time was limited. Before the effect of the magic 《Dimensional Decisive Operation (Dimension Graduate) "Prequel (Recall)"》 disappears, I hurriedly go to the girl who was worried to the point of death and call out to her.
　However, her words are just as faltering as mine.

'Hey. I'm sorry to call you crazy earlier, that ......, but I'm not a good talker and I'm clumsy. I'm not a good talker and I'm clumsy, so I didn't know what to do ....... Ever.

　At the sound of Mr. Reynand's voice, Titi, who had been crying all the time, responded.
　She knows that she has to answer properly to this person alone.

'Ugh, ugh. ....... 'Okay, I don't mind. Besides, I can still see that. It was for the sake of the children ...... that the old man stayed until the end. No, it's not just about 'here'. Even when he was alive, he did his best to worry about the child (Warawa) and do his best for him. ...... And that's what Doji (Warawa) is ......

　From what she remembered earlier, General Reynand Volus had been working for the king until the end. Titi chokes on her words as she remembers that although the direction was wrong, he was definitely concerned about her.
　But Mr. Reynand snickered at the sullen Titi's words.

'...... Hmph. That's not true. I fought in my lifetime and my life 'here' was mostly for my granddaughter there.

　Mr. Reynand was the same as everyone else in 'here'.
　He was trying to erase the girl's burden and send her off laughing.
　Titi understood that thought - finally understanding that everyone understood her - and opened her mouth wide to laugh back the same way.

'...... Huh, hmm. Haha, hahahahaha!　God, you're as unsophisticated as ever!　You old man!
Hmph. Disloyal?　That's you. ...... Hmmm, haha, hahahahaha!

　The air was a little clearer than the shininess of the air where they had only apologized to each other.
　Both of them looked as sunny as the sky after the long rain had stopped.

　Then, after some laughter, Reynand patted Titty's kneeling head and asked her a question.

'Was it long ......?'
'Yes, it was long ....... It was very short, very long .......

　Unlike Beth, Titi accepts that without getting angry.

'But it looks like you've finally been picked up ....... You've been waiting a thousand years, .......
Yes, I've been waiting a thousand years for ......
Then don't get lost. Jump out of the past and into the future. At last the hands of our gardener, Titi, have begun to tick. --But don't forget. But remember, the people of the North are not all here.
'Yes, ....... I know. ......

　In his fatherly, solemn voice, Mr. Reynand tries to keep Titi's attention.
　Titi understands what that means. Of course, I do, too.

　Now, the thousand-year-old king's long-standing wish to live for a thousand years has been fulfilled.
　However, the magic of the Stealer of the Wind is still powerful. There is no sign of it disappearing.

　Reynand confirms the reason for this.

''On earth--your brother Lord Aydo is waiting for Titi's return.
'Yeah, I still have an id: ......'
Perhaps Lord Ayd is the only one who still hopes to rule. The king of the world must live on in his heart. So go ahead and deny that expectation. Go home and tell him you've stopped being king. And then you and I will be happy together. All right?
...... Yeah.

　The question, Titty nodded back as she sat down.
　Then she took his hand and made him stand up and pushed him back.
　Titi emerged from the light of the people's souls.

'--Come on, go!

　The smiles of the people I've been protecting all these years send me home, and Titi comes to stand next to me.
　I take Reynand's place and hold her hand as gently as a mother's and show everyone that I will always take the girl entrusted to me home.

'I will be responsible for taking care of her. You can rest assured that it's .......

　I wave widely at the overflowing light.
　I see Mr. Reynand nod in return, the lead, and I invite Titi to join me.
　I make a third real invitation.

'Titi, come with me to Ayde's. And there you can truly go from being a kid to being an adult.
Yeah!

　This time Titi accepted that invitation to earth without hesitation.
　Then, with many tears on her cheeks, she burst out laughing.

'Yes!　Yeah, yeah, yeah!　Phew, phew, phew!　Hahahaha--!　

　If the tears from earlier were for a thousand years, this smile would be for a thousand years too.
　With a smile as bright as a blooming sunflower, she waves one hand toward the light, just like me.

''Hahaha!　Thank you, everyone, for playing house with the children for over a thousand years!　But I'm done playing house!　I'm going to put an end to all of this--!

　That farewell greeting is also for a thousand years - and for 10,000 people in 'here' - with a big belly and breath in and out to reverberate to the world in every nook and cranny!

The boy is going home!　So, bye!　

　That "goodbye" was filled with the magic of the wind.
　The voice blows through the air like the wind, reaching all of them without a single person, and my magic, the Dimension Graduate "Prequel (Recall)", is being released. The time I obtained against reason is over, and I am returning to the way I should be.
　With a farewell speech, the people return to the light.

''--Yes!　So long, Titty!
Good luck on the journey of our hopeful girl!
'See you on the road, sir!　Be happy no matter what--!

　The people who return the goodbyes are this time convinced without melancholy and without regret.
　Therefore, the lights of the souls that filled the grasslands disappear. Like dandelion seeds blown by the wind, they become light and soar into the sky.

'Don't get lost again!　You can't even come back 'here' until you get home properly!
'Sir Knight Commander!　Please take care of our Lady Titi--!
We won't be able to keep up with you, but we'll be in your prayers.　I'm praying in the 'paradise' that Titi has prepared for me--!
Yes, goodbye!　Please be happy!

　One by one, one by one, they shout back, waving their hands, their bodies fading away.
　Former subjects, knights, people...... young and old, men and women, young and old, everyone leaves their last words to Titi.

''Bai Bai, sister!
'Thank you for your time today!　Thanks to you, we've made it to 'paradise'!　So please, you too, reach your 'paradise'!
'No one's going to call you king anymore, Titty!　Live free!
Straight ahead!　Straight ahead, Titi--!

　The words lighten everything about Titi.
　From 'underground' to 'above ground' - no, from 'past' to 'future', all of the light becomes one and pushes the girl's back.

'Titi-sama!　We, Mina, thank you!　I can't tell you how much I appreciate it!　Forgive us, who can only see us off!
I'm going to get together with your brother and find out what's most important to you again!
'Thank you for playing with us all these years!　Of all the kids, she was the best big sister I ever had!
'Take care of yourself and get home!　Mr. Titi!

　With the diffusion of the light, all sixty-six layers finally became a grassland. The empty black sky, more horrible than the darkness that must have been so far away, disappeared without a trace.
　As if to show that there was no more emptiness in Lord's mind, particles of light passed through the grass and a pleasant breeze blew through the grass.

'Goodbye, my friend and sister Titi!　And--go ahead (・・・・・・・・)!

　Then Beth, the last one to leave, waved one hand and looked away.
　At the same time, she was taken by Mr. Reynand's hand, swallowed up in the light, and disappeared.

　Thus, all the dimensions of the northern countries disappeared, and more than ten thousand people returned to the distant Paradise where their hearts were at ease.
　There was not even a magic stone left to become a star.

　Therefore, there was no longer any weight on Titi's mind.
　With his lightened body trembling, Lord shouted his last words to the no-longer-reachable 'paradise'.

'--I'm going (・・・・・・)!

　Titi's voice blew through as a breeze, rustling all the carpet of the meadow.

　-- no doubt, it would be an eternal farewell.

　But Titi next to me laughs.
　She shakes off her tears and looks straight at me, please.

"...... Kanamin!　Take the child out of here again!　Just like that day!　It won't happen again!　I won't make any more mistakes!

　I point to the spiral staircase in the distance and hope to get out of the labyrinth.
　He tells me that he is no longer just a recluse.

'All the child(s) want is to go home!　To go back to that childhood home on the prairie!　That house is not 'here'!　My family can't even substitute a liner or a Kananami!　So I'll see you again!　I'm not going to see the Prime Minister's id, I'm going to see the id of the family of the child (straw)!　So the story of Lord Titty is over this time!　It's over!

　Titi clasps her hands together and returns the answer to the question of sometime ago.
　That too-late answer, as the progenitor Kanami said a thousand years ago, is really a bit of a norm. But it's not too late. Titi, like me, is still in time.
　So to that I answer. I tell her the rest of what I said sometime ago.

"Ah, in the name of the First Khanami, I swear. "Oh, I swear in the name of the founder Kanami, I promise you that I will give you what you want. I'm sure the covenant of a thousand years ago still stands.

　He squeezes her hand back and reassures her that he will help her.
　Titi smiles and thanks him for it.

'Thank you, Kanamin. I feel a little more grown up thanks to Kanamin. ......
That's me too. I feel like I'm a little more mature again because of you. ......

　Now we both felt the passage of time correctly, without acceleration and without stagnation.
　Titi seems to be moved by the world where every second is a second away.
　He shook hands with her and was overcome with emotion.

　This is how one grows up, little by little.
　The two of us have taken that first step.

　I am moved by the fact that our long underground life is finally over and the time has come to move forward.
　The only thing left to do now is to climb up the labyrinth and return to the surface.
　The ordeal of 'The One Who Stole the Principle of the Wind' is over.

Then let's get going!　Come with me, Kanamin!
Yeah, let's go. But...

　--but first, there's one thing I have to do.

　Before I can finish saying that, a flash of light that is too bright rushes across the grassland world.
　The light was too disastrous, unlike the light from earlier.

　With the back and front of the sixty-six layers overlapping, the other battlefield must have moved over here as well. Before long, there was a pair of boys and girls in the distance.

''This, what the hell is this ....... Lord, what happened ......?

　Nosfi looked at us holding hands and was puzzled.
　He seemed more shocked by the transformation of his own friends than by the transformation of this world.

'Well, wait, Nosphy: ......!　I'm not going to let you go: ......!

　Behind him, a fully wounded liner was trying to stop Nosfi.
　As I had believed, my knight seemed to have done his job admirably.

　I tried to calm Ryner down, to show him that it was all right for us.
　Me and Titi held hands and turned our bodies towards Ryner and Nosfi.

　Seeing this, Ryner's expression loosens up a bit - in contrast, Nosphy's voice gets hoarse.

''Lord!　My friends are asking what happened!　Please answer me properly!

　All that's left is 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Light'.
　However, I'm already on the perfect path to victory that the magic Dimension Graduate "Realize" showed me.

　The scene I saw back then is now replayed.
　With Nosufi surrounded by me, Titi, and Ryner, it's now three against one instead of two against two. In terms of both the situation and strength, we are overwhelmed. The situation is now completely reversed.

　Then all that's left is to run through the road to victory.
　From here on out, it's no longer a world in the palm of Nosfy's hand.

　It's a time ruled by my dimensional magic--