13. The Not-So-Distant Future
“Lexia… I will never leave you again.”
“Yes, me too… I want to be with Meik. I’ve gotten stronger, you know? I’ve been living desperately in the abyss.”
“I see. …… I didn’t realize that at all.”
“Meik, it’s not your fault. It’s this person — he’s to blame.”
“Hi… uh?”
Receiving Lexia and Meik’s gaze, Act lets out a frightened voice.
Eddie and Ritoa barely survived the earlier battle with Lochness.
However, their wounds were not minor and they will not regain consciousness anytime soon.
Right now, the only people who can move in this situation are Lexia and Meik —Act was sitting on his backside.
“Why are you still alive…! You should have fallen into the abyss and died…!”
“You dropped her?”
“! No, no…”
“The projection of Meik that you showed me was a lie.”
“Well, wait a minute! That’s ……”
He seems to be desperately trying to come up with an excuse, but it doesn’t work with Lexia anymore.
She knew from the moment of their reunion that Meik wanted Lexia. And Lexia has always wanted to be with Meik. Because they cared for each other, they knew who was at fault.
“What are you going to do? You decide.”
“Me?”
“Yes, because Act pushed Lexia away.”
“But… it’s not like I’m going to kill him.”
“That’s right. No matter …… how much you want to…”
Hearing Lexia’s words, Act looks relieved.
Lexia doesn’t want to be a murderer. ――However, if asked if she could forgive Act, she couldn’t forgive him.
『Why don’t you let him go through the same experience as Lexia?』
“! That’s it, Lochness. You’re clever.”
“…? Lochness? You mean that sword?”
“Ah, un. It’s a long story if I go into detail – oh, I don’t really understand, but the name of this sword is also Lochness. We met in the abyss, um… a girl who can turn into a sword?”
“I-Is that so…? You met another amazing person…?”
“I was able to survive because of this girl… Act can survive even if he falls into the abyss, right?”
“Huh…? Th, that’s impossible! Because how many monsters do you think are underground…!?”
“I know all too well. But I survived…”
“I’m not like you! You monster—”
The moment he said that, the ground beneath Act cracked.
Lochness, impaled on the ground, cracked it.
“Uh-huh—”
『I will not forgive you for speaking ill of Lexia.』
Act fell into the abyss. The broken ground quickly returns to normal. ――Maybe it’s a little different to say that it’s up to him to survive.
Surely, Act will definitely die.
“…… I wonder if you are okay, with this.”
“I’m fine, with this. I’ll never leave Lexia’s side!”
Saying that, Meik hugged Lexia.
“Wa, wait…”
“I won’t leave Lexia either.”
“When did you become human again! Both of you, this is still a place of mourning.―― Woah!?”
Lexia lost her balance and fell.
Meik and Lochness pushed her down, and the three of them laughed together.
On that day—the King that existed in the Lamenting Corsesta was gone. Defeated by Lexia Sinclair, one of the members of the Hero Party.
She also set out with her partner, Meik Satilon, to defeat the next King of Demons.
In The Not-So-Distant Future, they will save the world after returning from the abyss.
Afterword
I could have gone on for a very long time, but I’ll end it here!
Thank you for reading!
After that, these three will flirt with each other for a long time.
Sads Translates 
That was pretty cute to read, thanks a lot for the ride!
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