Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
Day 57: Another Human From Earth (Final Part of Day 57)
"Waaahh .... The sun is beautiful ...." Akiyama smiled as he looked at the sun that was descending to the west, across the orange sky.
"Oh, yeah. By the way, I just realized that you're the Hero, Ryugai." Arai tried to open the topic. "I heard that the hero who managed to defeat the Minotaur could not do magic at all, and you entered here at the age of sixteen and also did not master magic at all."
"Ah, right too" said Akiyama. "Stupid us. Why didn't we notice it from the beginning?"
"Why is this alley deserted, huh?" ryugai said as he spread his gaze around.
"Today is a holiday for all villagers due to the Maximus Potentia Tournament. Maybe now everything is lying in their homes" said Arai. "Maybe the other participants and spectators who walked home were neither in the same direction as us, nor were they going the other way."
"By the way, this twilight view is really beautiful" Genbu said. "I have never admired the beauty of nature before. Yes, my heart was still trapped in the principle of 'cold heart and uphold power in order to survive.' But my mindset has changed now. Thank you, Ryugai. I don't have to wear a mask anymore to hide my identity."
"Ah, apparently thanks to Ryugai, huh? Good though. I'm alone to wonder why Genbu suddenly so friendly." Akiyama smiled happily.
"Yes. Thanks to Ryugai too, for the first time in my life, I became a winner." Shiro.
"Hm? What's wrong with your body, Shiro?"
Ryugai's words made the other three young men's attention instantly diverted to Shiro's body. His body structure seemed to be fading and error-like signs appeared all over his body. Akiyama, Genbu, and Arai swerved for a moment.
"Shihiro?"
"It seems it's time, yeah ...." Shiro looked at his body with a miry look. "I have to go. After my departure, everyone will forget me except you. No one will remember the young man named Shiro Airzaleif."
"Go?! What do you mean?!"
"Actually ... I .. not the man of this world ...."
"Not from this world? Whatchu mean?" exciting Arai.
Shiro turned towards Ryugai. "Rygaga. You're from the same world as me, right? I've been aware of it ever since I found out that you don't master magic at all."
"Eh?" Ryugai. "Yes .... Wait, that means you're from-"
"Yes, I am also of the earth" Shiro said. "But I'm dead."
The group of young men were aghast for the second time. "You ... are dead?!"
"Yes ...." Shiro lowered his head. "All my life, I've never been in the top position. I've always been made into a slave, a loser, a subordinate, a man, a servant, a stepping stone. During school, I was always a victim of bullying. I've tried to fight back, but it's useless. They are even becoming more so. I tried to prove my talent through achievement, but it didn't work. I tried in sports, but I failed too. After I graduated, I was happy because I thought I could finally get off the chain of bullying, but I was wrong. I was also the victim of bullying from the seniors in the office. Disillusioned and desperate for fate, I hung myself in my office ...."
"Then I met a god. God gave me a second chance to live. He would send me to heaven if my dream had been fulfilled, if I had been a winner. I tried my hardest, but again I was just a loser. But I kept fighting. I keep trying and trying in different areas. Then, a new dream arose in my soul after I heard the story of heroism read by my adoptive parents, who gave birth to me in this world. I'm determined to be a hero. Therefore, I am determined to win the Maximus Potentia Tournament, at least one match only. But I failed in the first year. When I felt like a failure and refused to continue my struggle, Ryugai came. He gave me advice and words of pearl that excited me. Thanks to that, I managed to become a winner."
"I have no more reason to be in this world .... So, I have to go ...."
Tears began to flow down Shiro's face. "I should have left peacefully, but somehow these emotional feelings came up."
"Ryugai, thank you very much. Thanks to you, I managed to become a winner. I realized that no one is born to be a loser. All are winners."
"Yes, yeah. Go there." Ryugai turned his back, trying to hide the tears that ran down his face. "I don't want to look emotional in this."
"Ryugai, didn't you say to me?"
Genbu's words made Ryugai shocked.
"Aren't you the one who said to me .. 'don't lie to yourself and don't wear a mask to cover yourself?'"
Those words made Ryugai's cries break. He clenched his hands tightly. Reversed body. He was no longer ashamed to show his tear-filled face.
"I ... still want ... keep fighting together with Shiro!!!"
"Initially ... I was a cold-blooded young man .., but .. whether since when ...my mind has been bound to this garbage village ... and with you ...."
"I ... can finally regain true happiness after so many years have passed ...."
"I. .. don't want it taken from me!! Relationships and memories I've built with great difficulty!! I ... don't want to destroy it!!!"
"You know, sometimes you don't have to hold everything back, Ryugai. Let it loose. No need to hold it."
"That's right, Ryugai," Genbu said. "Didn't you tell me .. that crying ... doesn't hurt?"
"Let them loose. Don't let them rot inside you. Its alright. Because, you're not Ryugai the cold-blooded young man anymore."
"That's true ...," inner Ryugai."I'm not ... demon killer anymore ...."
"Yahoooooooooooooooooo!!!"
Ryugai's cries spilled, wetting the streets. The first cry Ryugai showed in front of his classmates. Shiro's body structure faded, almost disappearing.
"It seems .. My time has come ... See you, guys. I won't forget you guys ..," Shiro said before his body disappeared completely.
"Go there, you stupid turtle!!!" arai cried with tears. "Who cares about you?!"
"Turtle, huh? A good nickname .... Maybe I'll ask the god to be reincarnated as a turtle in the next life. Haha."
The voice echoed, heard from the direction of the orange twilight sky that was getting darker and darker. The sun was descending towards the west, almost drowning on the horizon. "I will continue to fight with you, though you may not realize it ...."
"I-It ... Shiro's voice?!" Akiyama.
Arai smiled even though his face was still covered in tears. "So .. what he said is true ...."
"That ... she will always fight with us from above ...."
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Father, mother ....
I managed to do it.
I'm not a loser anymore.
I managed to be a winner.
I'm not a weak turtle anymore ....
There's a lot going on, so there's a lot I want to tell you. However, the most impatient thing for me to tell you is ....
This young man, one of my friends.
He had a heart of understanding and managed to move the hearts of many people .... His mouth may even exceed that of a wise man .... He speaks not from the mouth, but from the heart. He has inspired many people, including me.
Ryugai .., his name is ... Ryugai Yuzumoto's ....
To be continued
Yep finally this chapter ends also:"v this idea the author got impromptu, but may also be a surprise :v You think Shiro has got a happy ending after winning the first game in Maximus Potentia Tournament? Ohohoho no :v Not my name otherwise bittersweet ending. Wkwkwkwkwk. There must be a chara tormented XD *ampoled by the whole chara*
By the way, I cried when I was writing this chapter. Yeah, I cried :"v Bayangin. Still sentimental chubby watching Violet Evergarden episode 10 instantly write this chapter. Ichiban no Takaramono again. Automatic direct heavy. Especially if you can be honest, in the life of the author is also rarely a winner. And always a loser. The difference is, the author is a bit more 'comeback' in academics, so it's not as bad as Shiro :v But still sad :"v
For the chapter this time. Thank you for taking the time to read this chapter and see you in the next chapter
Bye!!
'There's no humans that born as a loser. We are all winners. The losers .. are the true winners ...."
- Shiro Airzaleif (Original name: Itabashi Shiro)
2046-2071
'Born as a loser, lived as a loser, and died as a loser, but reincarnated, lived once again, and then came to heaven as a winner.'