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Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? (Light Novel) - Volume 8.5, Chapter 7: The Last Scene to You
Volume 8.5, Chapter 7: The Last Scene to You
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'The Silver Princess and the Blue Knight, Chapter 2'
The play being held in the Kitsushou Harukaze high school gym had reached the final scene and the finale was about to begin. The backstage workers who had been working hard all this time were now working their hardest on the preparations to make this last scene as good as possible.
“Where's Harumi-chan!?”
“She's in position! She can go at any time!”
“Has the lighting been changed to the evening color!? Don't make a mistake here!!”
“Yes!”
“Where's Satomi-kun?”
“He's already gone up!”
They all strived together to make this the perfect finale.
The curtain on the last scene was about to rise. Harumi who was acting as the Silver Princess was standing by at the side of the stage.
“That's strange... what happened to me...”
With the last scene almost upon her, she was unable to hide her nervousness. She put her hand on her chest and took several deep breaths. However, that alone wasn't enough to remove her nervousness. Powerful emotions were welling up from inside and she was struggling to keep them under control.
“I should just do it like always...”
She hadn't been like this just before. During practice, she had no problems pulling off this scene. Her being together with Koutarou put her at ease.
“Why am I suddenly so anxious about meeting Satomi-kun... it wasn't like this a moment ago...”
But now, all of a sudden, Harumi was starting to feel anxious about facing Koutarou on stage. When she thought of facing Koutarou, her feelings ran wild. It's not like they had been in a fight, and it's not like she had a change of heart. But despite things supposedly being the same, she couldn't behave the same way.
“What should I do... I-It's starting...”
Just a moment ago, she had felt security in Koutarou's existence, but now it was the opposite. It was like her feelings had turned inside out, and she was now feeling very insecure.
“Sorry, I was a bit late!”
At that moment, Theia, who was acting as the Golden Princess, arrived. In the last scene, the Silver Princess and the Golden Princess would see the Blue Knight off. It was a scene acted out by Koutarou, Harumi and Theia.
Theiamillis-san... she's already gotten into her role...
Harumi felt admiration for Theia as she saw tears streaming down her cheeks. Theia had matched her feelings with her role before she even got up on stage. And Harumi felt that was amazing.
If I use these feelings, I can...
And at the same time, Harumi noticed that if she entrusted herself to the feelings overwhelming her, she should be able to perform well.
In the script, the Silver Princess could say her farewells to the Blue Knight, but she believed that she would be able to meet the Blue Knight again. So Harumi believed she could use the feelings inside her to portray that anxiousness well.
“Okay...”
Noticing that, Harumi began feeling a little better. She was still anxious, but she felt like she would be able to act.
“Harumi-chan, Theia-chan, please go! We're raising the curtain!”
That was when the drama club president gave everyone involved the go sign.
The curtain began rising and a red light shone down on the meadow set. And on the opposite end of the stage was a large stand, and Koutarou was standing at the very top of it. It was a scene where the Blue Knight was looking down towards the two from the top of a hill.
“Ah...”
And the moment Harumi looked up on Koutarou, all the anxiousness in her chest vanished. Just like it had with Alaia on that day.
When Harumi and Theia appeared on the stage, Koutarou felt like they were the real Alaia and Charl.
Harumi didn't have silvery hair, and Theia wasn't as small as Charl. There was also a big difference in the clothes they were wearing. However, looking down towards them from a high place like this, Koutarou was reminded of that day. It was such a powerful feeling that Koutarou felt like if he just left himself to those emotions, he would be able to return to that day.
“Reios-sama!!”
“Blue Knight!!”
And that feeling grew even stronger as he heard their voices.
“Koutarou-sama!!”
“Blue Knight!!”
Harumi and Theia began overlapping with Alaia and Charl. Even the name of Reios had changed into sounding like his own when it reached his ears.
Just what, am I seeing...?
That was an illusion that had been created by Koutarou's memories. Or it might have been Signaltin, hanging down from his waist, responding to his feelings. Nobody knew the truth.
“Empress Alaia! Princess Charl!”
The only thing Koutarou knew was that the words he had spoken, and the hand he was waving came not from the manuscript, but from himself.
I see... I really, really loved them...
And as Koutarou reconfirmed his feelings, the sight in front of him greatly changed.
Before he knew it, the stage had changed into the real meadow. The meadow reflected the red evening sun and had a golden sheen., and a strong wind was blowing. It wasn't just the sight, he could feel the wind and smell the grass. It was all the same as that day.
Pure-white snow was falling from above. The snow was showered in the evening sun and gave off a silvery sheen., creating a beautiful contrast with the golden meadow.
“Good bye! Empress Alaia! Princess Charl!”
Koutarou was no longer sure of where he was. Was he on the stage? In a dream? Or had he really returned? He had met with the people he never thought he would.
“Don't cry, Blue Knight!! You're a man, aren't you!!”
Tears naturally began overflowing from Koutarou's eyes. Charl was complaining about it, but Koutarou couldn't hold it in.
“Blue Knight!! Play with me if we meet again!! Stay well!!”
Charl cried and waved her hand. Just like she had on that day.
That's right, Koutarou left Charl like this.
“Koutarou-samaaaa!!”
And Alaia called out to Koutarou with a nostalgic voice, and a nostalgic smile. She spread her arms out and reached towards Koutarou, it was as if she was trying to embrace him as he was gradually moving further away. And she continued speaking like that.
“Even if we are separated by an endless time and countless distance―”
They were the words that the rocket on the Cradle had erased, and never reached Koutarou. And those words were now reaching him. Koutarou was incredibly surprised, and he kept listening to what Alaia was saying. While carving those words into his chest.
“―these feelings will always be with you!”
That was a message from the past that had travelled through an incredible amount of time and distance.
And with Koutarou and the others on the stage, the play ended in a storm of applause.
And after 2,000 years, Koutarou had finally learned what Alaia had said on that day.
