Chapter 12, Part 8
So we Have to Keep Moving Forward
「I can’t believe it! Seriously, not only do you not think about fighting to get our world back, but you’ve even decided to betray us and get in our way…!」
「I’m really glad I’m still alive. But I must say that I agree with what Mary-chan says. It’s a relief that you don’t deliberately attack us, but…… Why did you have to get in our way? Now we would be even closer to retrieve the world than we are currently if it weren’t for your interference!」
After hearing Yuki’s words, Kagami muttered, 「Well…… maybe you’re right」, admitting that they might be right. It wasn’t like Kagami didn’t understand that their methods were also right.
However, Kagami also understood that they would have to sacrifice too much if they wanted to make their dreams come true.
「But what you are doing is nothing more than a competition to see who owns this place first. I’m not interested in that, nor do I have the time to play along」
「What did you just say…? Just a competition? Do not mess with me! You have no…… You have no idea how many friends we’ve lost so far! … And you dare to call our battle to regain the world a simple competition!?」
「Don’t twist my words. It is not like I’m looking down on those who have died during the battle. Also, our methods may be different, but trust me, I want to save this world as much as you do. I also want to create a world where humans can be happy」
「Then why are you doing this!?」
「Because…… the world can never be truly saved through your methods. All you’re doing is killing each other uselessly. Don’t tell me you don’t understand what are you actually dealing with?」
Neither of them could understand what Kagami was saying. However, the only thing they could feel at Kagami’s words, who seemed to be looking at them with pity in her eyes, was confusion.
「Do you…… know something that we don’t?」
On the other hand, Takako and Menou, who seemed to have reached a mutual understanding, nodded satisfied, as if they had been waiting for this moment.
「Yes, although it took me a while to realize it. At first I wasn’t entirely sure, so I didn’t think I would be able to convince the Resistance’s guys even if I tried to tell them, and by the time I finally managed to understand everything to a certain extent, they already resented me too much due all I did as the Ace to even consider listening to me…… that’s when I realized that I couldn’t do anything on my own. That’s why I decided to wait for you guys to arrive」
After saying that, Kagami looked at the group saying, 「You’re late」, while smiling happily. The moment they saw that smile, everyone, feeling like they could finally walk side by side with Kagami, smiled back.
Then, after nodding his head, Kagami said, 「Well, it’s about time to go」, as he instructed Takako to hold Mary while Menou held Yuki so they wouldn’t run away. After confirming that the two of them had them secured, Kagami walked to the back of the tend, to the place that ran into Noah’s wall. Then, as if it was natural, Kagami parted the cloth that was hanging to cover the wall, revealing a large hole that seemed to be connected to somewhere.
「Is this why you installed this tent so close to the wall?」
「Well, it’s not like I could use the elevator without permission, isn’t it? That’s why I decided to dig a hole to force my way into these underground facilities. It was reaaaaaally exhausting. Seriously, I would definitely have given up if it hadn’t been because I already did something similar before」
At that moment, Menou, who recalled the moment when Kagami had to dig a hole to get to the Dungeon where the Dark Dragon was, he mutter, 「It feels so nostalgic」, while smiling.
「H-Hey! What the hell are you going to do if some Monster or any any other creature get in here through that!?」
Unlike Alice and the others, who looked at the hole in amazement, Yuki could only scream that out in panic at the intense sense of crisis that she began to feel after discovering that such an entrance had been created.
「Don’t worry, I’ve been careful when using it, and also installed a door so they couldn’t easily get in here. Just look, I’ve been living here using this to get in and out all this time and nothing has happened 」
Yuki could simply put on a concerned look after Kagami insistently assured her that there was nothing to worry about. After seeing her gaze, Kagami said, 「It’ll be fine, I’ve worked a lot on this」, as he stood in front of the entrance to the hole at the same time his gaze became more serious.
「Come on, I’ll make sure to show it to you two too. The more friends the better, right? 」
「Do you understand that we will not become your allies, no matter what you do, right? You are our enemy, period」
「Your enemy, huh…… Oh well, I’m sure you will change your mind once you understand the situation」
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After entering the hole, the group entered into a wide room. From there, the group began to advance along a path that gradually led them upward. In the middle of their way, the group passed through numerous wide rooms, similar to the one at the entrance, in which they took regular breaks in order to not overload Mary, a normal person from Earth, who didn’t possess as much physical strength as the others.
As they progressed, the group came across numerous crossroads which divided into numerous paths, which Kagami referred to as, 「False paths that I create to confuse anyone who managed to invade that place」. After hearing that explanation, Palna involuntarily thought, 「Are you an ant?」, due to the complicated labyrinthine structure of the place.
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