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"It seems that the effect of that ghost thing on me is stronger than I imagined, and it is not too surprising that I died the moment I was hit by that beautiful blow of yours, after all, life is so fragile, isn't it?"

Traumatized, Kyle's attack pierced through his flesh and bones, as well as his internal organs, but even though he was still standing and still conscious, Alphonse seemed unwilling to die like this. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Logically speaking, the period leading up to death is the most vulnerable and yet most honest time for human beings. A warrior who has been strong all his life may shed tears of emotion before he dies, a lord who has been stubborn all his life may be frank about his mistakes before he dies, and even the most heinous intoxicating people often show their most vulnerable side before they die.

Alphonse didn't, fragility and honesty probably didn't have anything to do with this man who was so tough and crazy that it was abnormal, even at this moment.

"Heads up, Kyle, the victor should be the victor! As the 'only' survivor of the Nubora family, you should live proudly, shouldn't you?"

The betrayer's eyes flashed with interest, although he was dying, but he was also an unyielding stubbornness.

"Your meeting with me here is definitely just a 'coincidence', and it is not a deliberate arrangement by anyone. That's how fate likes to play tricks on people, ha, if I hadn't taken the initiative to find you...... Ahem!"

The false vitality bestowed by the darkness was passing quickly, and Alphonse, who chuckled lightly, choked on a mouthful of blood, and the pride in his eyes began to gradually fall silent.

"Confused, brother, what do I do or what I say, what do they make you think, and how do they affect you......? Ahem, so interesting......"

"Enough, can't you just die quietly?"

There was no anger in Kyle's voice. The knight who finally raised his head had a complicated look in his eyes, but when he spoke, he said something that even felt extremely pale himself.

"Heh, it's been 'quiet' for too long, and it's hard to see someone who can really communicate with each other. Ah, so you're just complaining that I don't tell you the truth, ha, if you want to hear, about how I cut your beautiful first girlfriend into pieces...... Goo!"

The smile on the corner of his mouth suddenly turned into a painful look, as if he could no longer stand Alphonse's nonsense, and Kyle, who was thinking about it, gritted his teeth fiercely, and pulled out the arm that penetrated his brother's body, bringing up a large patch of viscous blood, leaving only a terrifying hollow.

As Alphonse was to Christopher.

The only difference is that it wasn't the human Cryomasters who mysteriously survived, but Alphonse couldn't.

"Ahem!"

As Kyle's arm was withdrawn, Alphonse's body, which seemed to have lost its last bit of strength, finally collapsed, and the broken body pounced on the knight with a slightly distorted face due to the force of the traction.

"Knock, knock, knock. ”

He could hear his heartbeat clearly. Ah, what a powerful, exhilarating heartbeat.

"That's nice...... This is long overdue......"

Close your eyes and let the disgusting darkness capture you again, and even the man whose pain has gone away knows that he will lose even the strength to speak.

For him, being killed by his own brother was a wonderful death, much better than many of the endings he had anticipated.

Yes, the true God is still merciful, no, there is no true God in this world, it should be said that it is "the adult" who is merciful! She understands me, yes, such an end is the greatest happiness for a "traitor"!

Not only that, but cutting off traitors for the peninsula is not only "justice" but also a righteous death of Kyle, who will definitely gain more people's trust and praise, and his situation does not seem to be good over the years, but this time it will be different......! How, what a win-win!

But if it's the adult, there must be a deeper meaning after this arrangement.

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Thoughts flowed rapidly, and the cold and biting bones around him slowly turned into an indulgent warmth, and just as Alphonse's consciousness was about to fall into the abyss, suddenly a voice sounded, echoing in his ears.

"Don't you regret it?"

The voice of the question was his own.

- Regrets? I have never regretted this path!

"Have you ever held a grudge?"

- Who am I going to resent?

"Resent the people who made you have to go down this path, and resentment of the world that made you have to go down this path. ”

- Ha, the woman who made me have to set foot on this path...... Of course I hate! Why don't I hate her? If it weren't for her, how could the Nubora family be so miserable, she ruined my family, my life, my whole thing! The most unforgivable thing is that woman, the woman who pretended to be pure and insidious in her heart, seduced my loveliest brother!

Anger nearly woke him up from the darkness.

――If you want to say that the woman who made me set foot on this road should be counted among them, ha, it's a stark contrast...... I've never liked women, but why? Only that adult is so otherworldly! Different! All the arrogant and invincible men float at her feet! Hate? Why should I hate her? This path is difficult, but it is the best means for me to take revenge on my enemies!

“...... Do you regret it?"

The voice in his thoughts was silent for a moment, and then asked the last question, which caused Alphonse himself to fall silent.

But he won't be silent forever.

- Regret? Yes, I regret it, but what's the use of regret? Fate is such a ridiculous thing, and good things never last long! True God?Fate?It's all a joke?Only an absolutely strong person like that adult can control his future...... And I, I should be relieved, shouldn't I? die here, at Kyle's hands......

"Kyle. ”

In the dark, Alphonse, who was unconscious, did not realize that he had called his brother's name in reality.

People will always have regrets when they live in the world, and a life without regrets is also a life without color.

“...... I'm here. ”

The knight who bit his lip soothed, and beside him, the gaze of the young man with only one color of curiosity on his face was so pure that it was terrifying, and the face of Vina, who had arrived here not long ago, became heavy because of Kyle's expression.

Things didn't seem to be as simple as she thought, but now was never the time to be curious.

"Yes...... Death is at your hand...... True...... It's so nice and it reminds me of ...... Past ......" The dying Alphonse's voice was extremely weak, so faint that even Kyle could barely make out it, but Kyle knew he had to hear his last words, "Of course, the past ...... In the past, we didn't meet, so we had to separate the relationship between life and death, ha......"

His laughter was almost inaudible.

"Ah......h

I would have liked to say more, but the reality did not allow Alphonse to say anything more inconsequential, and in order not to regret himself, his consciousness had already dissipated, leaving only the remaining instinct to drive his lips to open and close. At the last moment of his life, the last words left by the man who betrayed the Peninsula Alliance for unknown reasons and made the battle between the Peninsula and Brusken once tilt towards the side of the Empire were:

"The only place where my loyalty can be trusted is the ...... of the peninsula"

Then, the middle-aged man who took a hard breath had another sentence.

"The only one I love is ......"

The word "you" has not been spoken, and life has cruelly left him. What I wanted to tell him the most was not fully conveyed, and regret is still regret after all.

Regrets, but no regrets.

At the end of his life, will Alphonse regret embarking on this thorny path that he is not understood, or will he only regret the loss of his life "on the spur of the moment"? Or will it really be the best for him?

The dead are gone, and his last hope is - may the truth never be revealed!

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