The place changes.

　In front of the five grave markers, Yuto stands for a long time ... just standing there. At a distance behind him, Yuto's father, Ryoichi, watches his son in silence.


　At this time........


　The words that Yuto muttered in a voice that could only be heard by himself clearly echoed in Gaston's mind.


'Looking forward to seeing you.........'


　The birds near that cemetery take off in a flurry.


''Well it's me.


　It was as if he was running away from something.


　Gaston knew everything.
　That at this moment, at this moment, this boy had placed a curse on himself.

　It was.........revenge.......a curse called.



　And then--Yuto's time of revenge arrived.

　The person who is there is not the current Yuto.
　An empty person without any expression or emotion.
　No, it was a beast called an avenger in human skin.

　Yuto ruthlessly explodes a powerful blow that exceeds Gaston's understanding at the target of his revenge.

''Guaaaah!　You again!　You're mine!　My ah!

　Yuto just didn't reply with a blank expression.
　Yuto didn't mean the slightest bit to the bloody.......serious wounds all over his own body.
　Gaston stood on that battlefield and shuddered at Yuto.
　To this boy who had thrown himself into that horrific battle too, and only bared his fangs expressionlessly, emotionlessly, and mercilessly and indifferently.

　Gaston realizes that the personality of Yuto already doesn't exist at this point.
　He realized that this boy had gone to the point where he could no longer come back as a person.
　The deep curse of vengeance that was placed on this boy could not be broken even at this moment when he had taken his revenge.

　Now, Gaston is only being shown the mechanical, hazy memories of Yuto. The images are black and white, and oddly enough, there is no body heat.
　You can't feel any feelings or thoughts from those memories.

(B, monster....) Stop it already. Don't let them see it again!　Huh?　(What's this?)


　The mood changed slightly.


　Gaston looked around.
　
　Gaston thought he could hear Yuto's heartbeat thumping........

　Then suddenly.........the landscape in Yuto's memory, where Gaston was now, began to regain its color.
　The plants and trees regained their deep green color, and the flowers swayed in the gentle breeze with vivid colors. And soft sunlight was pouring over them.

　In the center of it all........was Yuto.

　The scene that Gaston saw there.

　It was five souls emerging from the demonic god of disaster that Yuto had defeated, floating around Yuto, gently enveloping him.
　
　That girl speaks to Masato with a dazzling yet peaceful smile.

　


''Foolish Yuto........ You've been blaming yourself all this time again. You've been killing your heart like that and hurting for us.''


　Yuto stared at the girl without changing his expression. Then.........the girl smiled again and wrapped her hands around both of Yuto's bloodied cheeks as if she were working with them.


"Yuto. I loved you so much. More than anything else, I loved your kindness. And I loved your straightness, your clumsiness, and everything you believe in.


　Yuto closed his eyes and still left him expressionless.


'And ... you who showed mercy to the person you were fighting ... and you who decided to take revenge ... I love you with all my heart.


　Immediately, Masato, who had been expressionless until then, opened his eyes.
　And his face collapsed like an avalanche.
　He was embraced by the girl's soul, with the tears that poured out of him intact.

　Yuto hesitated to make a final stop against the Demon God of Calamity that he and his friends had cornered in the previous fierce battle.
　And afterwards, that demon god not only took the lives of his five companions, but he was also bound to their souls.

　After that, Yuto's remorse was unimaginable. It was to the point of destroying the individual called Yuto.
　But now........not all of it, but the words of this indigo-haired girl's soul saved Yuto.
　Yuto began to cry out loudly, not daring to look around him.


　The four comrades in arms standing behind the girl were also smiling in unison.


''We'll always be watching over Masato........''


　Gaston knew that this was the moment.......this was the moment when this boy regained his lost heart....





　Suddenly, Gaston was pulled back.
　This was now a party hall that had been cruelly destroyed.

　Gaston was breathing all over, and extreme exhaustion washed over his body. That's what it would be like to be forced to go through an enormous amount of experience in just a few minutes.
　It was only then that Gaston realized the risks of his satori ability. Gaston put his hands on his knees and stared at Yuto as he managed to stand.
　But the one there was no longer the mere form of the tough boy from earlier.
　

　
　And then, on the right half of the right side of Masato's body, something like a black shadow appeared, moved zawzily, and invaded as if it were clinging to Masato.

''Ahh........ Oh, you........is that your seal?

　Right now, a powerful magical power was spewing out of the right half of Yuto's body.
　Also, the dense spiritual power that should have just come out was concentrated in the left half of his body, and it was completely controlled.

''The magic power......... Stupid.........why do you have this much magical power?　Oh, no way!　There's no way that's possible, half-spiritual power, half-magic power, etc.!　How in the world did you get to the same unit?

　Eventually, Yuto erupted an intense sensual qi into the central axis of his body, below his umbilical cord, and his figure stabilized and the black shadow on the right side of his body disappeared.
　Gaston could see that it was that power of Yuto's that the indigo-haired girl had mentioned.

　As if to ignore Gaston, who is cowering and unable to move, Yuto walks slowly past Gaston to the two girls, who are sitting on their haunches.
　Marion and Mizuho look up at Yuto with a pathetic look on their faces, distorted with fear.
　Yuto looked back at them as they looked up at him and smiled sadly.

''I'm sorry. I made you feel scared........ But I'll make sure you two get home safely.......''

　Mizuho and Marion didn't feel the fear they had just felt for Yuto now anymore.
　Also, although they were lonely, Mizuho and Marion felt a sense of relief as if they were saved when they saw Yuto's smile.

　Yuto put his hand on their heads to stroke their heads.
　Mizuho and Marion the two of them say something to Yuto.
　But the two of them did not utter the words.
　Before that, the ki applied by Masato knocked them unconscious.

　And a moment after that faintness.......they did indeed hear it.......

'I'm sorry. But it's safer this way........ And besides, I'm already.........





I'll forget...