The sacred right side of a certain manga Chapter 074

“This moment has finally arrived. A dream must eventually end, but upon waking, one forgets its contents. It’s truly a bit sad.”

As the sun set, Roy and Romani stood side by by side on a hill outside Jerusalem, gazing at the ancient city below.

Romani’s voice held a touch of sorrow. His information was stored in the ‘Throne of Heroes’ in the Nasuverse. No matter what he experienced, when he passed away, it wouldn’t affect the ‘Throne’ in the slightest. This period of life and memory would ultimately be but a fleeting cloud.

He had finally seen the scenery outside the world, finally gained humanity and became a human, living a simple yet most longed-for life. This should have been a double joy, but as the end approached, all happiness became like a dream bubble. Romani, whose emotions had gradually grown richer, let out a mournful sigh.

“Are you scared, Romani?”

Roy stood beside him, looking up at the ancient city of Jerusalem, which was dyed golden by the sunset, and asked with a light laugh.

Romani nodded, then shook his head, saying, “…Of course I’m scared. So scared I wish I could turn around and run back right now, then scream madly to vent all the fear in my heart.”

“…But when I came to this world, my eyes read the past and future of this world from a place called Yomi. I learned what a Disobedient God truly is—a calamity that brings natural disasters to humanity just by existing. If it were the ‘correct’ King Solomon, upon knowing his existence would bring disaster to humanity, he would calmly end his life by suicide.”

“But alas, the concept of a Disobedient God distorted King Solomon’s ‘correctness,’ making him suddenly want to try the taste of living as a human. That impulse grew stronger and stronger, even surpassing the mechanism King Solomon should have adhered to.”

“…Now I can tell you loudly that this impulse was truly the most correct decision King Solomon ever made in his life. Living here for seven days as a human, as Romani, I feel extremely happy, extremely blessed, so blessed that I want to sacrifice myself to protect this world that made me happy.”

Romani’s smile was pure and innocent. Although his face still showed fear, at crucial moments, he could always make a decisive judgment without hesitation. “…This time, the choice was not made by King Solomon, but by a human named Romani. Ah, I truly admire the choices of those heroes. As humans, they always bravely and fearlessly face their own death and sacrifice. From this perspective, I really don’t seem like a hero at all.”

“You were never a hero; you’re just a good-for-nothing. Look at what you’ve done these past seven days. If I hadn’t forced you to do your work, you would have just been eating cake and drinking cola every day, either playing games or watching livestreams. You even got addicted to virtual idols. You’re far from being a hero.”

Roy couldn’t help but retort.

“Ahaha… This is supposed to be a sad moment, Roy, don’t talk about me like that.”

Romani scratched the back of his head and chuckled awkwardly. “…It’s really not my fault. Cola is delicious, strawberry cake is delicious, and virtual idols are so cute. If I didn’t get addicted to such delicious and cute things, wouldn’t I be letting them down?”

“You’re really good at finding excuses for your laziness.”

“…”

Silence fell between the two again.

After a long while, Roy finally said, “…If you, born as a Disobedient God, could maintain your sanity and not go mad to bring disaster to humanity, would you choose to stay here and continue living as an ordinary human, Romani?”

Romani was stunned for a moment, then covered his chest and gave a bitter smile. “…At a time like this, you’re still tempting me, making the resolution I finally made waver again.”

“This isn’t temptation, but fact. Although a Disobedient God is a calamity, it’s not absolute. Throughout history, many Disobedient Gods have had good ends. As long as you are willing, you can achieve this.”

Roy turned his head to look at Romani’s profile.

“I know…”

Romani took a deep breath, gritting his teeth. “…Of course I know there’s a way to negate the calamity of a Disobedient God, but this isn’t my world after all. I should return to my original world; that’s where I belong.”

“I see. If you can make that choice, then at this moment, Romani, you are already a hero.”

Roy sighed with emotion, then smiled at him. “…Then, at this sad moment, let me tell you something that will make you happy. Disobedient Gods and Heroic Spirits are different. Servants lose all memories when they return to the ‘Throne’ after death, but a Disobedient God can retain their memories of the present world after passing away.”

“…However, this memory cannot affect the solidified information on the ‘Throne.’ But when you are summoned again and appear in the present world, this dream-like memory will make you remember again. Even if you become the emotionless King Solomon at that time, this memory will make you have the impulse to become human again. So wait with hope, wait for the moment someone summons King Solomon to the present world again!”

Romani was startled. He looked at Roy curiously and asked, “…Roy, you seem to know a lot about my world. Heroic Spirits and Servants are not concepts of this world. This is clearly a distant place far beyond the outside of the world, not under the dominion of the Root, but Roy, you seem to know everything.”

“No, I only know what I know. I don’t know everything.”

Roy shook his head.

Romani didn’t ask further. Even if he was curious, he wasn’t one to probe deeply. After a moment of hesitation, he asked timidly in a low voice, “…Are we friends now?”

“Of course, if such a feeling cannot be called friendship, then the word ‘friend’ would be too expensive. Romani, I have a premonition that perhaps one day we will meet again, meet again in your world!”

Roy took a deep breath. When he summoned King Solomon, the mysterious ‘boat’ in his right hand had already opened a path to the Nasuverse. Roy, wanting to gain more knowledge, would inevitably explore new worlds.

“Friends, that’s wonderful… To have friends after becoming human, that’s truly the greatest fortune. This is a feeling and a word that Solomon could never understand.”

Romani chuckled heartily and said joyfully, “…It’s truly wonderful to have met you, my friend, Roy! I will wait with hope, waiting for the moment when the dream becomes reality again. Now, let us fulfill our initial promise!”

He raised his right hand, where five rings adorned his five fingers. “…The time of farewell has come… Ugh…”

Romani hadn’t finished his True Name release when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down to see a blood-red sword tip protruding from his chest and cried out, “…Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! You’re killing me, Roy! What are you doing?!”

Roy, who had appeared behind Romani and stabbed him in the back at some point, smiled at him. “…The Lord does not permit His children to commit suicide. As a devout believer, you should not defy the Lord’s teachings. Besides, if you, a Disobedient God, commit suicide, I, a Godslayer, wouldn’t gain anything.”

“…Let me send you off one last time, my friend, Romani Archaman!”