What to do now is.

It’s during the last moments.

Taking advantage of this final time, I bid farewell to the girl who had accomplished great things, defeated Chaldea’s toughest enemy, and was forever worthy of being engraved on the hull of the Argo.

He has the responsibility and obligation, and absolutely has this intention.

So, he took that step, with infinitely complicated emotions, calling out the girl’s name.

【Charlotte! 】

That was at the beginning of their encounter. Even the monsters didn’t dare to approach her. When something happened, she would run away with Ritsuka. The name of the girl engraved those unforgettable memories of her smile in the boy’s mind.

The boy wanted to express his gratitude.

I want to say so many words to her.

I want to tell her that I have a lot of things I want to say.

but–

In the boy’s eyes.

What was reflected was the lost and confused expression on the girl’s face.

At this frame, the video freezes on her opening and closing cherry-colored lips.

It also froze on those words of apology.

[Ah, I’m sorry.. I’m a little bit weak right now. ]

“…”

She took a half step back with extraordinary determination.

It also eliminated the idea of ​​everyone moving forward again.

no…

“No, what does that mean?” Mandicardo held the wooden sword, turned away, and looked at the deck in confusion.

At this moment, the girl’s body was gradually disintegrating into spirit powder.

Her explanation, also revealed in her frowns and smiles, was like a sharp knife cutting through the audience’s hearts.

“The battle continuations from Legacy of Athena are somewhat different in purpose than the other types…”

“Not only that, but he also killed Odysseus. This ability can only last so far.”

Abandon all beliefs.

Abandon all emotions.

She also abandoned everything about being Charlotte.

In order to achieve his goal and gain the willpower to match this ability, the only thought left in the container of his mind was to defeat Odysseus.

so…

“So, I can’t remember everyone’s faces, memories, and recollections, everything!”

The sweet voice sounded as if it was a joke and was smiling.

Accompany it.

An expression of disbelief appeared on everyone’s face.

Simultaneously, the sad melody of the music “无えない思い” also sounded;

The melody of the piano accompanied the girl’s smile as she passed across everyone’s faces.

“After all, why would I want to kill him even to this extent?”

She herself is not clear about this.

And when I was touched by this question and those curious eyes.

The feeling of guilt also spread in my heart without any place to vent.

Mashu stammered, wanting to say something but unable to utter it.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Although I can’t remember it clearly, it seems that I have helped you, which is great.”

“Really, I can’t remember the reason clearly.”

There was a faint sea breeze blowing across the girl’s cheek, and she whispered softly with her eyes closed.

It’s like savoring it carefully.

Go on to describe that feeling.

“But, I don’t know why only one relationship remained.”

“I want to help someone.”

“I want to help someone whose name I don’t know, whose appearance and attire I can’t place.”

That’s all.

The girl’s sweet face smiled again, even sweeter and more profoundly, describing a boy not far in front of her who already had tears in his eyes as he spoke:

That person is so lovable and so endearing.

“That’s right!” The girl’s voice was mixed with sobs, and her voice became a little hoarse as she shouted all the way to the seaside: “If it’s for that person, I’ll be willing to sacrifice my life and memories!”

Come back.

No longer a soft whisper.

It was already a loud cry.

The tears welled up in my eyes and filled them without me noticing when. I looked at the blurred vision and spoke words that I couldn’t even understand.

[——I really never thought that I would become like this]

[But there is nothing I can do about it. Even if I die, there are things I want to accomplish.]

The voice of the girl’s confession shone through the scene with a faint smile, and her efforts to clear her blurred vision to see the only movement that she believed was destined for her. It was as if a sharp knife of glass was scraping her ear, causing bloody pain.

She is a heroic spirit.

This life she incarnated into is meaningless, so if that’s the case… if that’s the case.

[At least I want to leave myself in the memory of the living]

That person… must be here.

So..

[I want to pour out this intense, terrible, hopelessly sad feeling.]

[Even if it leaves ugly scars, even if it is a sad farewell.]

[Because… that wound is the only thing I can leave to that person. ]

Therefore.

[I still want to stab someone with a knife. I want to cut open a wound and make the other person bleed.]

[I don’t want to be forgotten, I don’t want to become a beautiful memory. ]

[I just hope that person will remember me, and for the rest of my life, every time I dream, I will be remembered like a nightmare.]

[Please remember – remember Charlotte Corday, a woman who can be found everywhere. ]

Selfish thoughts.

The guilt that lingers in my heart.

Instead, there was a self-redemptive apology.

[I’m sorry, I’m sorry, you are a stranger to me! ]

“How willful, unreasonable, and tyrannical I am! Even so, even so, even so…”

[Ah, please forgive me. This is my first love, which is like an addiction.]

“Well, everyone..bye.”

“And ‘you’, goodbye forever.”

Her blurred vision looked ahead, but the bright light had never faded from the girl’s pupils.

Among the figures in front of her that seemed like mist and could not be seen clearly, she knew very well that the person deeply loved by the sinful woman Charlotte Corday was also in the crowd, silently bidding farewell to her.

The evening breeze blew across the girl’s cheek.

She also turned her back like a lady, turned sideways, with her back to the ocean, and showed her last smile before saying goodbye.

As if by coincidence, at the last moment, he fixed his eyes on the young man, whose eyes were red but he gritted his teeth and said the final farewell with his thin lips –

“May you have a wonderful life!”

Follow the light.

With the waves.

With the wind.

The dreamlike figure disappeared in the wind like a foam board.

Only the deck was left, where one could still vaguely hear the laughter in the jungle of Hestia Island, and the boy who heard the girl’s flustered voice on the Argo while wandering around.

Immediately.

Empty screen.

There is no room for anyone for the time being.

Only a line of deep and shining handwriting remained.

[Farewell to the Argonauts crew——]

[Goodbye, Charlotte Corday…shine like a gem, beautiful person]

Ask a question about the subsequent protagonist

Kamijou Touma and Shikame Maruka.

Or Ultraman or JOJO.

Which of these four do you think is better?

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Chapter 75. I Delivered Hope

Small but great.

Charlotte trades for Odysseus.

A miracle was created at the beginning of the decisive battle.

Who could have predicted such an outcome?

The girl’s whispers linger in my ears as she leaves.

It’s heartbreaking and silencing.

As a heroic spirit.

There was no future for her and the still-living Ritsuka.

In this way, the angelic and pure girl chose a slightly selfish way, which ended the final connection between the two.

Such a cruel and sad love…