——

Seeing Rhein Harut who raised the dragon sword Red, Uchiha Kaede's face changed drastically, and his heart turned sideways, and he launched the ability of his left eye to the middle of Rhein Harut's slashing arc.

The pain hit his mind, and his body seemed to let out a grieving sound again. The legs, abdomen, and arms that are hot due to severe pain now have a hard time moving even a finger!

His left eye was bloodshot and he was almost blind, and if he closed his right eye, he couldn't even recognize Rheinharut, who was only two steps away.

Despite the ability activated in the left eye, but-

- Smack!

- Click!

- Bang!

Rheinharut stopped waving his arm and raised his left foot to kick Uchiha Kaede out, and the reaction force pushed him away from the hole that had just appeared!

Uchiha Kaede falls in the air along a parabola into the distance!

- Bang!

The Uchiha Kaede, who fell to the ground, kicked up a cloud of dust.

The last struggle is nothing but useless work!

He tried to move his fingers as he fell to the ground, but there was no response, and only his neck and mouth could move slightly, and the chakra of his whole body was also used up.

After a moment of silence, emotions appeared in his heart that he had never felt before.

He smiled bitterly, a look he had never seen before, and he didn't know why.

Able to ignore life, he has never had much real sense of life, even if it is death, he can face it calmly.

- Is it because you are too weak? No, how can I feel bitter about my incompetence when I can ignore even death!

Think about your memories and move forward little by little.

INTERVIEWER Is it the feeling you had when you were a killer? No, it's not...... Looking at the new self with a blank face every day.,How can there be something that makes me feel like this?

INTERVIEWER Is it the feeling that you have when you travel to the Hokage world? Nor is it ...... It doesn't seem like you have that feeling like you when you wield your blade every day, keep carrying out tasks, and swing your weapon at the mission target.

- Is it because of the influence of the girl named Emilia? No...... Although I feel confused about the girl's approach, it is by no means the reason for my bitterness!

Footsteps sounded in the distance, one after another, even and regular, like the pace of death, getting closer and closer, until—

A fiery red hair, the presence of blue eyes imprinted into Uchiha Kaede's eyes.

Even after such a fierce battle, his knight's uniform was still intact and unwrinkled, which shows how powerful the person named Reinharut van Astrea, known as the "Juggernaut", was at this time!

"It's my duty to protect this world, and those who destroy it are my enemies, and I hope you don't resent me, but—

It's over!

- Goodbye!"

Rheinharut's painful cheeks appeared in front of Uchiha Kaede, and he watched Rheinharut lift the continuously rising space Red, knowing that when he put it down, it would be the moment of his own death.

But—

In Uchiha Kaede's eyes, Rhein Harut's movements seemed to slow down, and he looked at the sword that was rising little by little, and his past resurfaced in his heart.

But—

This time it's different from before-

- Don't want to die!

- Don't want to die!

- Don't want to die!

- Don't want to die!

These things suddenly appeared in his subconscious, and Uchiha Kaede felt in shock the strong emotions that he had never seen before.

And suddenly—

"-Na, I-I like you the most!!"

Uchiha Kaede seemed to hear a staccato sound, the voice of a girl he was familiar with, the sound of her lying in his arms caressing her cheek and trembling.

He still remembered what the girl said to herself—

"Please live with the feeling that belongs to me."

His heart was beating violently, and the heart-wrenching pain spread to all parts of his body, as if an unknown presence had pinched his heart.

His whole body trembled under this pain, and every time he gave up the desire to live, he strengthened a point, and under this feeling, he knew that he must have something to do!

So—

I can't manage my inner feelings, but I know one thing-

He didn't want to die yet.

The desire to survive emerges, and even anything that could be a straw will be grasped by him.

So—

"Haha-ha-"

Kaede Uchiha laughed, and he reluctantly turned his head to look up at Rheinharut.

Hearing his laughter, the Juggernaut stopped and met the eyes of the Uchiha Kaede.

Looking at his painful blue eyes, Uchiha Kaede seemed to see all of his past and the essence of the Sword Master.

- It's the same kind of person as the previous Uchiha Kaede!

When he was a child, Uchiha Kaede's parents died in a car accident, and he was taken away by a killer who happened to pass by, and he had to undergo brutal training in the organization every day.

In the end, he became the sharpest blade in the organization, and the only meaning of life was to kill, without any goal, he just acted according to the needs of the organization.

As for Rheinharut, when he was five years old, he defeated his father and was asked by others to learn etiquette, etc., to complete the reflection on his own way of being and how to deal with others, and to maintain the world as his duty.

But with such great power, he has just become the existence that others hope for, hoped, demanded, ordered, as long as he can lend a helping hand, he will respond to that expectation without hesitation.

- This way of existence seems to be just for all the people in this world, and like the killing of Uchiha Kaede, it is just given by others.

It's just that his way of living is regarded as a hero, which makes people respect, admire, and admire! And Uchiha Kaede's philosophy is only to make others fear, hate, and hate!

He smiled as he remembered what Juggernaut had done. He laughed sarcastically, and the laughter echoed in the ruins, as if he was laughing at himself, as if he was laughing at the 'Juggernaut', and as if he was mocking the whole world.

"Hero! Ahem, ahem, you, you're a real hero, but that's about it!

- Ahem!

Yes, just heroes!

This—such a you are no different from a captive slave, except that you are a hero bound by the yoke of the world!

- Ha, ha! Ahem, ahem!"

After listening to the words of Uchiha Kaede coughing up blood, Rheinharut closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it seemed to be the same as before. He looked down at Uchiha Kaede, raised the dragon sword above his head, and spoke:

"—Is there anything else you'd like to say to anyone?"

"—yes, yes!

- You

- It's pitiful!"

The wind blew at this moment, and the smoke and dust that echoed in the air were re-danced as they subsided.

As if to end the ending, a crescent moon rose above the dark canopy, and the moonlight pierced the space and hit the cheeks of Uchiha Kaede and Rheinharut.

Uchiha Kaede looked at Rhein Harut's face with pity.

Rheinharut was stunned when he heard this, and closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he was no different from just now, and he looked at the pupils of Kaede Uchiha.

After a moment, he looked away and looked up at the sky.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Uchiha Kaede's pupils again.

"Looks like you've found your reason for being, it's enviable, and I want to have it!

- But it's over!"

Hearing Rheinharut's answer, Uchiha Kaede was slightly stunned, then shook his head, looked at him again, and a deep voice sounded:

"—yes,

- It's over!"

The purple smoke that burst in engulfed all existences, and even the strongest 'Sword Master' in this world couldn't make a single wave.

Only a deep sigh remained.

——————

After Kaede Uchiha regained consciousness, he opened his eyes wide and looked around, but it was still pitch black.

The surrounding darkness means that the world has been reset by Subaru, that is, he is dead again!

Just like last time, I raised my hand and touched it forward, but I didn't feel anything, and although I could see my body, I didn't have a real sense of it.

I couldn't feel my fingers, I couldn't feel my arms, I didn't feel the real sense of breathing, I couldn't see anything but myself, I felt like I was blind.

There was no sound of the heart vibrating, but it was certain that it was beating, and all parts of its body were intact, even the backlash caused by Susa Nenghu, who had just been forced to use the fourth stage, was gone, and the still undulating abdomen told of himself who was still alive.

But there is no real sense of being alive, and although he still raises his hand and blinks, it is as if his body is out of his senses.

Although the brain is still intact and the nerve cells are still exchanging signals, reality defies the so-called laws of physics, and the sensations transmitted to the brain are clearly accepted and do react, but there are still no sensations attacking.

The so-called soul is still on the inside of its own body, but the body has indeed abandoned it, and is just constantly receiving unilateral orders without any response to it!

The feeling that I didn't have to experience last time was made up for at this moment.

The same phenomenon appeared, the black in front of it swirled into a vortex, and a purple-black hand appeared, although there was still no light source, but its existence was clearly seen.

It slowly slid towards the existence named Uchiha Kaede, and although it wasn't fast, it told him that no matter where it was, it couldn't dodge!

The black and purple hand wrapped around Uchiha Kaede's waist, and in front of the squeezed and deformed body, Uchiha Kaede still didn't feel any real feeling, no pain came, as if nothing had happened.

The purple-black giant hand grabbed his body and leaned back slightly, and when he threw it hard, Uchiha Kaede drew an arc and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Despite being a vague word, it was conveyed to him:

"—Get out!

- Get out!

- Get out!

- Get out!

- Get out!"