Volume 6 Chapter 47 Interlude - The Life Game, Part Three
The game from there on was a disaster.
I remained unemployed, accumulating only promises for future payments. Lisha, on the other hand, continued to enjoy a blissful life, and Tsukiko's expression became increasingly emotionless.
When she landed on a square that said "Move forward three spaces if your lover cheats", even my breath stopped.
Take a break on suspicion of cheating, then move forward when it's confirmed. What is that?
What was she moving towards?
What kind of change in mindset occurred during the periods that were not written on the squares?
Since Tsukiko remained silent, I didn't say anything either. It's true that words can be disastrous. Although I have never cheated.
By the way, Kanami was relentlessly pursuing a pure love route like in a shoujo manga.
"It was so much fun!"
"...I'm glad to hear that."
Totally, I'm going to seal away this crappy game again.
"I'm tired, so I'll go back to my room..."
"I'll prepare dinner as well."
The two of them left the living room, and when I thought Sharla was being quiet, she was actually lying on the sofa, snoring away. A complete free spirit.
I cleaned up the game with Lisha who remained, and Lisha's hand stopped when she was putting away the pieces.
"Yuusuke-san..."
"Yeah, what's up?"
"If you weren't called a Hero, what kind of life do you think you would have had?"
"Why are you suddenly asking?"
"Oh, well. It's not like it has any deep meaning, but I was just curious. The only Yuusuke-san I know is the one after Asteris."
Well, that's true.
In fact, there are hardly any people around me who know the me before going to Asteris.
Various things from that past have become invisible due to the long gap in time.
"If I hadn't gone to Asteris..."
Now that I think about it, when I was summoned to Asteris, I feel like I was constantly thinking about such things.
If I hadn't come here, I could have done this, I should have done that.
What was my dream for the future back then? All I know for sure is that I wouldn't be unemployed, but I can't remember anymore.
"Probably just going to school normally, getting a job at some company, and living a normal life."
According to my life plan, I was supposed to get married too. That was normal. As I grew older, I realized that the hurdle for that was much higher than I imagined.
Lisha looked at me with the pieces in her hand and smiled.
"I can't really imagine it."
"Well, if Lisha hadn't come, I would have been planning to take that route."
"Really?"
"Yeah, if I didn't meet Lisha, I wouldn't have even known about the existence of the Anti-Demon Official. Thinking about it that way, my life truly changed because I met Lisha. If I were to look down on it like a game, I must have already passed a major route divergence. And if I were to part ways with Lisha and the others――what would become of me?"
"Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
I was surprised at myself for not being able to imagine a life without them anymore.
If I could see the squares ahead from above, it would surely be easy to choose.
In the end, I'll always be lost, make decisions, make mistakes, and move forward again. Regardless of whether there is someone watching over me from above, I will do it of my own will.
After all, I'm not pawn.
"By the way, Yuusuke-san, did you have a lot of wives...?"
"No way!"
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