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When the gates of the demon world were destroyed and the news spread, the world was filled with joy.
The three heroes – Leticia, Lianna, and Ferris – had returned to the land of humans, where summoning magic is managed.
The country that immediately received the three held a big party that day, and His Majesty the King raised a cheerful voice.
“Attention all assembled here! The heroes of the 300th period have done…… the destruction of the gates of the long-lasting abominable demon world! Now we can no longer live our days without fear of …… sacrifice!”
At the king’s words, the people gathered in the hall let out a crackling cheer.
In this world where no one knows when or who will be chosen as a hero, everyone was prepared, but they were still living in fear every day.
Nothing could be more gratifying than to be able to live without fear of tomorrow, and almost everyone gathered at the event had a smile on their face.
Except for three people.
Leticia and her friends, who were made to wear gorgeous costumes, were approached by people from all over the place as they walked around the venue.
Leticia and the others were heroes and princesses. Many people want to get to know them, even if only a little.
“Lady Leticia, you look so beautiful today ……!”
“Lady Lianna, will you dance with me by all means?”
“Lady Ferris. Would you like to have a chat with me over there?”
The three of them were invited from all over the place, but they gently declined all of them. Although they were careful not to be too rude to the other person, they still feel there is a limit to their friendly smile.
Leticia and the others went to the terrace to get away from the venue where the temperature was very different.
The three of them stopped at a quiet spot away from the hustle and bustle of people and looked at the sky.
“I can’t enjoy it ……,”
Leticia muttered to herself.
“I’m not having fun at all even though it’s a …… party.”
“…I was originally not good at things like this either.”
“…Ferris also agrees with you two.”
Leticia opened her mouth to complain precisely because she knew the cause of her dissatisfaction.
“Everyone is happy, but…it feels like we’re the only ones left behind.”
“In fact, we’re being left behind.”
“…. I guess so.”
The three of them looked dark and depressed, and then – Leticia raised a small voice.
“A second letter was in the mail, too, right? What did it say?”
The letter had been left for all three of them. While the first letter was common, the second letter was addressed to each of them.
Leticia found herself asking, wanting to touch even a little bit of the feelings Shuji had left behind for her.
“Mine said, ‘Don’t worry about being strong because you’re also cute and you’re attractive, so don’t worry about it. You don’t need to listen to anyone who doesn’t understand that. Just be yourself’. That’s pretty much”
“…..I see. What about Ferris?”
“…Ferris stuff was also complimentary: ‘It’s great that you’re trying to make up for some of the clunkiness, even though you’re a bit of a clunker. Don’t worry too much about it because it’s cuter when you’re a little out of it.’ Dehehe ……. Such was the content ……, wasn’t it?”
Ferris made a disheveled expression for a moment, but quickly lowered her eyes.
Lianna tilted her head.
“What about …… Leticia?”
“I’m …… similar. ‘I know you’re strong-willed, but I know you’re kinder than anyone else. I hope you’ll continue to be who you are. But if you don’t, it might delay your marriage, so you’ll have to adapt to the other person’s needs.’he said with a lack of delicacy.”
When Leticia imitated Shuji’s way of saying it, Lianna and Ferris also burst into laughter.
However… that was only for a moment. Immediately, Leticia’s expression became distorted.
“This is …… Shuji’s last …… word, isn’t it?”
Leticia’s voice was faintly trembling. Lianna and Ferris nodded silently.
The three of them quietly looked at each other.
“It said, ‘From now on, experience a lot of things, find something fun to do, and enjoy life a lot’…”
“Mine was too.”
“……, mine, too”
“…… but you know what? I wanted to do all those fun things, all those experiences,…… with Shuji.”
Ferris also gave a small nod to Leticia’s words.
“…Ferris too. I wanted to experience various things with Shuuji-sama… I wanted to be together forever.”
Lianna also opened her mouth.
“…… Shuji, it’s selfish.”
“Really,……,selfish. From the beginning, it’s always been that way! Even when I said I wanted to go to the beach, she said, “I’m afraid of jellyfish.””
“But you dragged him along.”
“Of course! I’ll be fine as long as I use recovery magic!”
“……Lianna-sama, when you said you wanted to participate in the festival, you were rejected, weren’t you?”
“Yeah. he said, ‘the noise bothers me.’ I forced myself to drag him.”
“It’s true, isn’t it!? The same goes for Ferris, right? She wanted to test her courage and …… well I wasn’t too keen on that one, either.”
“Yes. I was interested in ghosts. Well, it might have been a bad idea to force him to do somethingshe didn’t like, but…”
“But it was fun.”
Hearing Lianna’s words, Leticia slowly nodded with a wry smile.
“….Yeah, it was fun…..With Shuji, I wanted to live more.”
“…..Because I was with Shuji, I didn’t want the journey to end.”
“…I wanted to travel again with Shuji-sama.”
At Ferris’s words, the two of them nodded their heads.
As they left the party venue where cheerful voices echoed, each of them couldn’t help but feel the emotions welling up in their hearts as they remembered Shuji.
Neither the splendor of the party nor the voices of congratulations from those around could be heard.
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