True Justice[]
I had been turned into a doll by Pasca.
- Navi
- "Princess! Where are you~!"
Avi and the others came over looking for signs of Hinata and Pasca.
- Avi
- "Hinata, where's MC"
- Hinata
- "Ah......"
- Medi
- "I thought Honey was going after you"
- Navi
- "C-c-could this be......!"
Navi's eyes were drawn to me, in doll form.
(Navi! It's me!)
As a doll, I couldn't move very well, but I attempted to call him silently.
- Luke
- "It does kind of look like MC......"
Avi gathered me up with an expression of horror.
- Avi
- "What is the meaning of this!?"
- Hinata
- "I...."
Avi shook him threateningly, but
Pasca took a step forward in an attempt to protect Hinata.
- Luke
- "This is MC, then?"
- Hinata
- "......Yes"
- Avi
- "How dare you!!"
(Avi.......)
I could somewhat move my hand, but my consciousness was getting farther away from me.
- Pasca
- "P.... Prince Hinata wasn't in the wrong! It's all of your fault, who don't understand anything"
Pasca's voice was trembling.
- Pasca
- "In order to protect the citizens from the Dream Eaters, Prince Hinata made them into toys"
"Prince Hinata was only doing his duty as a prince, and so it is absurd to blame him!"
- Avi
- "......"
I felt Avi grip me with greater strength.
- Avi
- "Hinata, do you really believe you're protecting your citizens?"
"Did you listen to what they had to say? Is arbitrarily turning them into toys really protecting them?"
- Hinata
- "......"
- Avi
- "They wanted to stand up to the Dream Eaters..... It is a prince's duty to respond to that courage!"
- Hinata
- "I....."
Hinata came out from behind Pasca's back and touched me in Avi's hand with a trembling hand.
- Hinata
- "Sis....."
A single tear fell from Hinata's eyes, staining me with water.
(Hinata, don't cry)
I moved my hand to stroke Hinata's cheek.
- Hinata
- "Sis's hand is so cold... It was so warm before..."
One by one, Hinata's tears oozed out.
- Hinata
- "When you're a doll, we can't talk......"
"This must be how Brea's wife felt....."
- Avi
- "Yeah, probs"
- Medi
- "I also miss Honey so much I can't stand it. It's like the world has lost all of its color....!"
- Luke
- ".... Me too. I want to hear MC's voice"
- Hinata
- "..... It's so lonely"
(Hi....nata....)
Slowly the world seemed to get farther away, and my consciousness fell into darkness...-.
...
Hinata turned back towards Pasca.
- Prince Hinata
- ".....Pasca, please. Return sis and all the villagers back to their original bodies"
- Pasca
- ".....Prince Hinata"
- Hinata
- "Please.. I was wrong"
At Hinata's words, Pasca's face fell.
- Pasca
- "..... Understood"
- Hinata
- "Thank you, Pasca!"
Hinata gave him a big smile, and Pasca returned a painful one.
- Pasca
- "Then...."
Pasca faced MC and chanted a spell.
At that...-.
...
Out of the pitch darkness, a light spilled forth.
- MC
- ".....!"
(I'm back!)
I had gone from being held in Avi's hand to being held in his arms as my former self.
- Avi
- ".....!"
Avi released me from his arms, flustered.
- Luke
- "Thank goodness"
- Medi
- "Ah... Honey's smile is indeed lovely"
- Hinata
- "Sis....."
Hinata gave me a bear hug.
- MC
- "Hinata...!"
- Hinata
- ".....Sis, you're warm. You're way better like this. I'm sorry"
I stroked his head and he buried his face in my chest.
- Everyone
- "!!!"
- Medi
- "I really can't handle this!"
- Luke
- "I'm so jeal-... uh"
- Avi
- "Hey, that's enough! Let's hurry back to the villagers"
- Hinata
- "I know that without you telling me!"
Hinata, returned to his normal way of talking, separated from me and walked over to Pasca.
- Hinata
- "Pasca! Let's go!"
- Pasca
- ".....Yes"
Pasca answered Hinata in a mosquito-like voice.
(Maybe Pasca has been conflicted this entire time)
- MC
- "Pasca, you..."
- Pasca
- "I'm the only one Hinata has"
"I wanted to grant Hinata's wish of protecting the citizens with all my might"
"However, the result was only to make Hinata sad"
"I.. I was also wrong"
- Hinata
- "Pasca...."
- MC
- "I don't know what's right..."
"The Dream Eaters may continue to attack them if they're returned back to their bodies"
"I've been thinking about this, but"
"I'm also.... apprehensive"
"What if we go to Träumere and there's nothing there for us"
"What should I do if all of this was for nothing, and just put everyone in danger"
Thinking of Emil, I balled up my hands into fists.
- Luke
- "MC....."
- Avi
- "Idiot"
Avi lightly tapped my head.
- Avi
- "It was our own will to come along with you"
"Don't needlessly worry about that kinda stuff"
- Medi
- "That's right! We're the only ones who can protect you, after all!"
- Luke
- "I feel the same way. Whatever happens, I will not regret this"
At everyone's words, my worries melted away.
- MC
- "Everyone... Thank you"
- Hinata
- "Sis...."
"I also want to face everyone"
"Figure out how we should go ahead with all the villagers"
- MC
- "Hinata...."
- Hinata
- "Pasca, let's go!"
....
.....
Hinata and Pasca returned the villagers who had been toys back to humans.
- Villager 1
- "Huh.... What have I been doing up until now?"
- Villager 2
- "I feel like I've been dreaming a long dream or something"
Then, we also went to Brea and released the magic on him...-.
- Brea
- "......Huh, I....."
- Brea's Wife
- "Darling....!"
Brea stared at Hinata with an expression that said he had no idea what had occurred.
- Hinata
- "Brea... I'm sorry"
"I thought about it again. A way to stand up to the Dream Eaters"
"....Will you work with me?"
- Brea
- "....."
The hesitation reflected in Brea's eyes slowly narrowed.
- Brea
- "Yes! Of course, Prince Hinata!"
- Hinata
- "Brea! Thank you"
As Hinata and Brea smiled at each other....-.
- Navi
- "!!"
- Medi
- "Every single time, they come out at the exact wrong timing!!"
- Hinata
- "I... won't lose!"
Even after defeating the Dream Eaters..-
Hinata and Pasca released the villagers from the magic together.
…
……
The village was overflowing with people...-
Voices of people filled the air, and the town returned to its bustling liveliness.
(So this is what Fairbelk used to be like)
- Navi
- "Everyone. It's about time for Moon Road to open."
- Avi
- "Oh yeah"
- Hinata
- "... I want to go, too"
- MC
- "Huh?"
- Hinata
- "Sis and everyone are going to Träumere, right?"
- Medi
- "Boy, don't take this expedition lightly."
- Luke
- "You may not be able to return?"
- Pasca
- "P-prince Hinata!"
- Hinata
- "I've been thinking.... I was just talking with Brea and all the other villagers"
"I was wondering if there's a way to make the Dream Eaters go away. If we don't know the way, then we have nothing to fight them with"
"But if I tag along with sis and everyone, maybe we'll figure something out!"
- Avi
- "What'll you do about this country?"
- Hinata
- "That..-"
- Brea
- "I think if they team up with Pasca, they can at least repulse them."
Looking towards that voice, Brea gathered with the people of the village.
- Pasca
- "M-m-me!?"
Being unexpectedly nominated, Pasca panicked noisily.
- Brea
- "Dream Eaters are weak to light. If we light up the whole town with light or something, as long as we have Pasca's magical light"
- Medi
- "Is that really ok?"
- Pasca
- "W-we indeed were able to repulse them with magical light when we were in the caverns...-"
"But doing that for the entire village.... Furthermore, up until now I had all the villagers...-"
- Brea
- "Originally, Fairbelk was a country specialized in magic users"
"Even among the people who were just returned to human form, there are magic users"
"Sir Pasca. Up until now, we were indeed full of discord. However, now there is nothing to divide us"
"Isn't this a time where it is necessary to have everyone's cooperation...-!"
- Pasca
- "B-but prince Hinata....!"
Worry and loneliness filled Pasca's expression.
(Pasca really treasures Hinata)
- Hinata
- "Since Pasca is a great sorcerer, we can leave everything to him!"
- Pasca
- "...."
"... I understand. If that is your wish"
Looking at Pasca bowing very deeply, Hinata smiled widely.
- Hinata
- "Thanks, Pasca"
At that, Pasca turned his back and looked up at the sky.
That gaze was so strong...-
- MC
- "Hinata, let's go together!"
- Hinata
- "Sis....."
- MC
- "Everyone's alright with that?"
- Medi
- "Well... If Honey says so, there's no helping it"
- Luke
- "Same here..."
- Avi
- "His eyes are serious. It should be fine"
- Hinata
- "...Thanks! Woohoo, I'll be able to be with Sis all the time now!"
Hinata gave me a hug.
- Medi
- "Ah, you're doing it again! I can't let my guard down anymore! Get away from Honey"
- Hinata
- "Don't wanna~"
- Medi
- "Aren't you being a bother!"
- Hinata
- "Sis... am I a bother?"
- MC
- "N-no, not particularly"
With that exchange of words, Avi grabbed the nape of Hinata's neck and separated him from me.
- Hinata
- "Tch, you all are such jelly bellies."
- Avi
- "Shut up"
- Navi
- "It's getting more and more lively, huh! Let's head off to the next country, then!"
- MC
- "True."
- Avi
- "..... Moon Road is being shown"
At Avi's words, everyone looked up at the moon climbing into the sky.
- Navi
- "It's Koubai country!"
- Medi
- "How beautiful.. It has a nice ring to it"
Adding Hinata to our comrades, we began to walk to the next country...-.
Chapter 3 End
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