660-"And the goddess laughs"






 The divine area is a small island compared to the entire divine world. Still, it's a good size.......but yeah. Somehow I thought Shiro-san was in this place.
 
 Under the starlight, at the edge of the flower garden, standing in a place where you can look down on the divine world, Shiro-san's appearance is truly artistic, and you can't help but gawk at it.

''........Kaito-san? Why are you here?
'Well, I had to tell you something I had to say to Shiro-san...'

 While his eyes waver a bit at my appearance, White-san asks in an expressionless and inchoate voice.

''What I have to say...?''
Yes.

 As I nodded my head, I thought of Elise's divination from before.
 I've been thinking about that, too, during that last ordeal. What is the key, what is the key, what is to be done, what is the true meaning of victory....

 I found the key..... But I'm not sure if it's really the right answer or not.
 I have a vague hunch, but........I think this is probably the 'first and last chance'. You can only turn the key once, and if you make a mistake....the door will never open again. That's how I feel when White-san, the other guy, puts the lid on it.

 That's why I hesitated a little bit. But in the end, all I can do is to express my feelings honestly, and I don't know if it's the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do, but right now, I have to tell Shiro-san how I feel. Ugh.

"....if it was me who met you in the first place, if it was me who saved you, then I'm going to be your special man. .........could you?
Huh?

 The moment I told him those words, White-san's eyes were clearly perturbed.

''Well I don't remember where and from whom I heard these words. But the words were the only thing that remained strongly in my mind. I knew........these words were the words that Shiro-san said to me.
....

 A word that had been stuck in my head ever since the Sixth King Festival. I don't even remember who told me those words, but those words I felt I should never forget.
 Mr. White didn't say anything. But he was convinced. The words were spoken by Mr. White, and the words were filled with his wishes.

''My answer to this question is. 'Even though the order in which we meet may have changed, it will be the same as it is now.'
....

 For a moment, a hint of sadness flashed across White's face, but it was transformed into something else entirely with my next words.

I can't think of anything more special than that," he said, "because even now you are 'special' to me, and you are my 'one and only'. So I don't think that will change.
...What?
Let's just say, at this point in time, I don't think there's anyone else who's as natural and crazy as White, right?
"...what? Huh?

 I saw something very unusual, if anything. That White-san is clearly confused. It's like he can't keep up with his understanding........

''........Special? Me? But.........I didn't save Kaito-san, and yet.......

It's me.
So I'm saved by Mr. White, then?
Does that happen?
I will.

 It seems that White-san is obsessed with the part of saving me, so I'll be pushing him in that direction, albeit a bit forcefully.
 Of course, I know that the 'saving' part that Shiro-san is talking about is a different meaning, but that can't be helped unless you really erase it from your memory, so I'll try to convince him of something else.

''........And one more thing. Do you remember? The first time me and Shiro-san met you said you'd give me what I wanted and I refused, right?
Yes, sir.
'After all this time, thank you very much. Because you put that kind of choice in front of me Shiro-san I now understand what I really want.
....
But, well, that's the thing.

 I stopped the words that I was saying to him as if to fold them up.

''........it doesn't matter. What the order is, what you did, what you did.........................White-san saved me many times. I was often pushed around, but the time we spent together was really fun and happy. I was attracted to the existence of Shalovanal, a person like no one else.......so I'll say it again. You were already special to me long ago.... no one can replace you, you are the only one.
....

 Smiling, I told him that White-san was special and unique, and he opened his eyes wide and fell silent. And after a little while........he suddenly turned his face down.

''.......................''
Mr. White?
...You never know.

 I've seen White-san smile a few times before, but this was the first time I'd ever seen him smile so happily. But this is the first time I've ever seen him smile with such a heartfelt smile.
 After smiling for a moment, Shiro-san suddenly turned his gaze to the sky of the divine realm.

''................................I'm so glad I created this world.''
....
There are things in this world I don't know about that I can't...

 And then White turned her eyes, which were slightly filled with tears, to me and said the words with deep emotion.

''I.........have a 'story that can't be finished'.......oh, how it is.... ...

 Maybe I'll never forget the look on White's face today. In a field of flowers lit by starlight, the goddess smiled a surprisingly soft smile.

... what a ... 'happy' thing to do.

 

'Thank you, Kaito-san.......and congratulations. My dear, my singularity you have indeed defeated the 'God of the end' (me). I am now, for the first time...................in a place that is not the end.

 I didn't quite understand the meaning of those words, but it seems that the key I found was the right one. I see, it's true.......there's an amazing treasure hidden behind the door.
 I'm sure seeing the expression on White's face right now was the biggest reward for his ordeal.....................The smile on his face was so soft that I could truly believe that.