“Me? Save this country?”
“……”
The expressionless way in which those words were uttered . Even the voice that accompanied it was void of emotion, extremely inorganic .
“Until the time comes, don’t unnecessarily stick your nose in our business . Otherwise, you won’t be able to make a choice again . ”
That was a solid warning .
“……”
For him, it was a precisely drawn borderline .
Tedla still didn’t have the preparedness to step forward from there .
“……”
While following Syltina who walked ahead, Tedla remembers the conversation they had earlier .
Syltina said that I will understand in time .
That I will understand everything when the journey ends .
Yes . That’s . What . She . Said .
“…… she didn’t even hide it . ”
She gave me the information without even hiding, dodging, or much less even sealing her mouth .
It may be something that cannot even be called ‘information’, but, it was still enough to understand that they, The Dipterous Sword, were . up . to . something .
In other words, that is……
“So, I’ve come to a point where I cannot stop, because I know something now……”
Tedla suddenly understood as soon as he mentioned it out loud .
“Ahh…… so, we were wrong from the beginning……”
Yes, we were surely wrong 2 years ago .
We were making irreparable mistakes since 2 years ago .
At that time, today’s reality might have been already decided .
The fate of the country might have already been decided from the time we blamed the girl called ‘Syltina Balratona’, and exiled her abroad .
She……who once loved this country more than anyone else, who made every effort for the country’s sake, now said that it was ‘hateful’ .
She said that she loathed it to the point that she could destroy it .
Ahh, without a doubt .
She never had the intention of helping from the start .
Be it the country or the Saintess, she completely did not have the intention of saving either .
“A choice, huh?”
It’s as she said .
I have to make a choice .
I was lucky enough to even be given a choice .
Then, what about the people who weren’t given any?
“……”
That’s kind of a foolish question .
Tedla shook his head and decided not to think of the names of the people that came to mind .
“If you ask me to choose, then I have already made up my mind……”
Ever since then, I have regretted, lamented, and repented for my actions 2 years ago .
“I will never betray you ever again . ”
I want you to smile at me once again .
That is all .
With a jerk, he clenched his fist as if to swear an oath .
And, that choice, will greatly change Tedla’s fate, thereafter .