Halt, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take that ring back.

What?

　I was about to accept the terms of the Goddess of Memory and have her send me back to Tina when she asked me to give her the ring I was going to give to Tina.

'That ring, with your name and Tina's name on it?　And to make it out of immutable metal...

　In order to convey his abiding love for Tina, he made a ring out of a very difficult to work with immutable metal, the baboon kane.

　When making this ring, it was the first time he used his guardian (skill) for non-combat purposes. The skill was activated by being very conscious of wanting to protect someone else even outside of combat.

　This ring was created by a level 360 'I' who ignored the logic of this world through the use of the skill, and put all his strength into processing it.

　I've already researched Tina's finger size.
　But if she were to change her size....

　Maybe it can't be processed by anyone other than 'me', so I'll just have to have it made into a necklace or something.

　Inside such a ring, the names of Tina and 'me' were engraved on it. Apparently that's a bad idea.

''When we erase the memories related to Hurt's name, not only from human memory, but also the letters in books and carvings all over the world, we're going to inscribe the words 'Guardian Brave' in its place.

　That too. Even if the memory of 'my' name disappears from people's minds, they will still remember it if it's still in a book or something.

''It's easy to erase names from books and carvings, but even I can't do it with that ring that was made of baboon kane.

　It's a bit troubling if you say so.

　I tried it out a bit earlier, but since I came to this divine world, 'I' couldn't use my power as a hero. In other words, I can't use my guardian (skill) to erase 'I' name from the ring.

　Then, if he couldn't even remember the name of the other person enough to be given the ring, it would make Tina doubt her own memory and could damage her brain.

　After hearing this story, I gave up on giving Tina the ring.

''So I'll keep the ring for you. Why don't you give the co(-)le(-) to Tina instead?

　After saying that, the goddess gave me a gold pendant with a red jewel in the middle.

It's called the Eye of the Dragon King, and it's the highest-ranked magic tool in the world. It's a good idea to seal up any magic and then activate it when the conditions are met. It's a little less rare than the ring of the baboons, but...

Are you sure you want to do that?

Yes. By the way, I originally intended to wear a pair of earrings, but I thought Tina would find them a bit large, so I made a pendant.

Thank you for your concern.

If you agree to give me Tina's memory of your adventure with her, I'll give you another great item or two, but what do you think?

　Since we won't be able to see each other again, it might be better for Tina to get rid of the memories of 'me' cleanly so she can find her next love.

　But she might say that she doesn't want to erase the memories of her adventures with me. There was a 'me' who wanted her to say that for a minute.

''Can I discuss that with Tina before I decide?

I'll be fine.

　As expected, I couldn't make a decision on my own, so I decided to discuss it with Tina.

'Then I'll send you to Tina. There's enough time. Okay?

Yes, please.


　***

　I came back to the Demon King's Castle.

　Tina is cowering and crying at the spot where I disappeared.

"Tina.
'Eh....'

I bought a little time from the goddess.

　Then he opens his arms.
　Then Tina jumped in there.

''Hurt-sama, wow, I........I'm so.......''

　Tears poured out of Tina's eyes.
　'I' hugged Tina tightly.

'I'm sorry for disappearing without saying goodbye.

So, can't you stay with us forever?

Well, I guess I'll just have to go back to my world.

　She tells Tina that she made a contract with the Goddess of Memory. When she found out that 'I' would forget about Tina, she looked very sad.

You can hand over your memories to the Goddess, and Tina can forget about me too. You'll also get a very rare magic tool.

　I checked with Tina as cheerfully as I could, hoping that she would say no if possible.

''........Do you want me to forget about Hurt-sama?''

You know, I've been...

　I want you to remember that.
　I know it's selfish of me.
　I know it's selfish of me.

I want Tina to remember me forever.

'If that's what Master Hurt wants, I'll never forget Master Hurt.

　I hugged Tina as hard as I could as she said that. I have to be separated from the girl who thinks of me so much in just a few minutes. I miss her immensely.

“Hart-sama,â€

　Tina closes her eyes and thrusts her lush lips lightly over the right side of her hair and over her ear. It's the same gesture Tina always makes when she's begging for a kiss.

　Tina and I kiss.
　Suddenly, Tina's hands are around the back of 'me' neck. I can't get away from her.

　I'm a little startled, and I'm even more startled when Tina's tongue enters "me"'s mouth. And then her tongue was touching my mouth all over the place.

　It felt good.

　Tina's tongue licked around inside my mouth, and I touched it with my own.

　Tina's body bounced a little.
　I guess I startled her, but it's mutual.

　Immediately, Tina seemed to have gotten used to it.
　Tina and my tongue intertwined with Tina's.
　Tina's tongue is delicious. It feels sweet.

　I want to do more....

　I let my tongue invade Tina's mouth. When I touched it here and there, Tina's body jerked every time I did. That was cute.

　The arms around her neck are full of strength, and she is trying to keep her arms around the "me".

　It felt irresistibly loving.

　This is my first deep kiss, and it's amazing. It's as if I feel as if I'm going to melt into Tina.

　I want to do this forever.


　But my time was limited.

'Puh-uh, Tina, I'm sorry. We don't have time.

Huh, huh, hah, hah, hart...

　I pulled away from Tina a little too forcefully.

　They were kissing each other with a single mind, and they were both breathing heavily. The "I"'s heart was beating harder than ever before.

　Tina is staring at 'me' with a troubled expression, and I feel like I can't stand it, but if I don't, I'll have to leave her again without being able to say goodbye.


'I love Tina. I'll lose my memories, but I will never change this feeling.

Wow, I love you too, Master Hurt.

I'm going back to my world now, but maybe I'll be able to come back to it.

　Tina gave him a scowl, but 'I' continued to speak.

'I probably looked different then than I do now.

　For some reason, I had a premonition that this was going to happen. This is because of the instincts I acquired in the process of saving many people as a brave man for three years.

　As a result of predicting the time and place of the enemy's attack in order to protect people, he had developed an intuition that, although not quite a prediction of the future, had a fairly high probability of being right.

　'I don't want to leave Tina' and 'I want to be with Tina all the time' while kissing Tina and strongly wishing that 'I' and the others' intuition about the future was working.

'I'll lose my memories, but I'll also change my appearance, but I'll definitely fall in love with Tina again. And then I'll do whatever it takes to make Tina like me.

Well, in that case, I'll make sure to find Mr. Hurt!

Yeah. I'll come back for you.

　My body began to glow faintly.
　It's time.

Tina, get this.

　I give Tina the pendant the goddess gave me.

'What's this?'

'It's a magical tool that's designed to trigger the highest defensive wards I can use when Tina's life is in danger. This will protect Tina for me.

　When I returned to the Demon King's Castle, I had sealed the absolute defensive warding magic with all the magic in the Dragon King's eyes.

　I don't want to think about it too much, but this magic tool will be used once before I return to Tina - that's what my intuition told me.

'Thank you.'

　Tina holds the pendant carefully to her chest.

　My body begins to collapse.

'See you later, Tina.'
'Yes. I'll be waiting to see you again for a long, long time.

　The last I saw of Tina, her smile was as dazzling as the sun, with tears running down her cheeks.