“That day, since getting on that carriage, there hasn’t been a single day I wasn’t happy.”
Just being by the side of Erika, who never stopped spewing her curses, was enough to make me happy. I was happy I could stand beside Erika as she wielded her Sword. I was happy that I was part of the future she spoke of. Being able to hear her worries, her complaints, and the little details of her everyday life made me happy.
To think so much happiness was packed into the life I’d thrown away… In other words, ever since getting on that carriage that day, I can say I would have been happy no matter when I died.
“Nn!” Erika let out a voiceless groan, while Shara covered her face with both hands and shouted, “Saying something only the two of you understand at a time like this?! Read the room, damn it!”
And then, the Magicka Wave suddenly stopped its pulsing, and I said, “Brace yourselves.”