Thank you everyone, I'm with Solomon [Comprehensive]

Secia really will be back "tomorrow".

Although it was "tomorrow" night, and it happened to be at the time of dinner, but it was not a breach of contract at all!

Except for someone in Chaldea, no one noticed that he ran out for a day and only came back. Therefore, when they received the specialty dumpling that Secia brought back from nowhere, the shock on his face could not be suppressed.

"It's unbelievable, isn't it already outside... Ah, but this sesame dumpling is really crispy and delicious, and the sweet and greasy taste is perfectly controlled to the extreme!"

"Yes, yes, it's delicious, right, so I brought it back for you to taste."

His voice is sincere, and his performance is even more frank, as if he only did a fairly ordinary thing, and he really just brought everyone a special product on the way back.

However, because he was too open, he didn’t hide it at all—so that everyone was a little embarrassed to ask him: Chaldea is the last surviving place where human activities still exist in the world, and the outside world has long been destroyed. You Where did you get so many dumplings!

Secia: "Haha~"

Of course, those parallel worlds that are still safe and sound.

It would be a mistake to think that he was simply running out of steam over the boring (yes!) hair color issue.

...Although it also accounts for a very small part of the reason, but!yes!

On some crucial issues, Secia never let down his vigilance, and let a momentary negligence lead to hidden dangers that may arise in the future.

He went back to the parallel worlds he had been to before. Although he couldn't stay any longer, it was still no problem to spend a short while to confirm one thing.

After investigating all of them, he finally found a particularly important common ground among these worlds, which are indestructible without exception.

That is--

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Roman was dragged away by Secia again.

It was the same yesterday.Because he was dragged into the room by Cycia, the conversation ended, and Cycia left with the suitcase—afterwards, Roman stayed in the room alone, trying not to remember that he hadn't had dinner yet.

Now, the familiar steps and the familiar ominous premonition made Roman wonder, is it possible that Secia is going to ask him some strange question again?

Secia: "Then what, I want to ask you something."

Roman: "Sure enough?!"

Could it be that after the questioning, he was going to run away angrily with the suitcase in his hands?No, this is not his home either...

"Sure enough. Idiot, have you thought of something strange again!"

Secia hadn't realized that this routine was a copy of yesterday's, so sullenly, he said very seriously, "I'm asking you again seriously. You can choose not to answer, but absolutely don't lie to me."

calm.Roman thought.This time, I'm already mentally prepared. It's impossible for me to confess that I like you. Come on, come and ask me whatever you want!

He thought he was fully prepared, but he didn't think that his logic would never be able to keep up with Scythia's brain circuit where he couldn't find a pattern at all.

This time, Secia didn't drag him into the room and block him in the corner, but simply changed to a more spacious place.

From the inside to the outside, they actually sat on the roof of the main building of Chaldea hidden in the snow mountain.Although the outside world is dark, with only a thin bit of light covering the sky, and the distant scenery is not clear, it is obvious that the top of the snow mountain is in front of you.

Moreover, even though he was wearing a thin work uniform, Roman found that he didn't feel cold at all.

Someone took his right arm.

The area of ​​body contact is not large, and it seems that no force is felt.Roman turned his head to look in a daze, and saw that Secia's eyes were staring straight ahead, and he didn't turn his head to look at him.

Roman still can't see what kind of expression Secia is now, only the young man's fiery eyes can see it most clearly.He only hooked his arm with the tip of his index finger and middle finger, most of which touched the clothes, only a little could touch the skin inside.

It's so light and shallow, but it seems to silently send warmth into this body that is afraid of the severe cold.

"Ask you..."

"Ah."

"When did you come to work here?"

Roman didn't know why Secia suddenly asked this question.

In the few years before we met, the information he revealed about himself was only rough, and the rest were blurred.

After all, Romani Akiman is a person who is too cautious and rational. In a sense, it is quite incredible that he can say so many things to netizen Cycia.

Although this is not private, but...

It's a bit like, Secia wants to go further and get to know him better.Roman inexplicably felt this way, and found that he had no resistance at all.

— very happy, very happy that he could ask.If he wants to know, as long as it is not the most fundamental "secret", I am willing to tell him anything.

"When I was in my 20s, when I think about it, I have been working in Chaldea for ten years, time really flies... Ahem, I am still very young!"

"Oh." Secia was thoughtful, and didn't notice that a certain man was secretly uneasy because he revealed that he was an old man over thirty years old.

Understood.

So this is ah.

With difficulty - he restrained the urge to hug the man violently, continued to maintain his reserved and slightly arrogant image, and asked again in a reserved manner:

"You... well, what you said before... you want to maintain humanism, is it because you have to do it because of work, or..."

"It's work." Roman said.

Before Secia spoke, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a smile that seemed to be mixed with relief: "However, I had this idea before I decided to work in Chaldea."

"Not only to experience life, but also to learn 'things' that I have never had before..."

"In this world that people live in, the existence called human reason is so beautiful, how can it just disappear like this?"

The man himself probably didn't notice it.

When he spoke his mind, his blue eyes were so tender and expectant.

There may be some disappointment in this, but more is "hope".

I hope from the bottom of my heart that I can protect the "humanity" and light up the only faint light left by human beings today.

Cycia found out.

Therefore, his gaze had already involuntarily looked over, staying in the man's eyes, almost intoxicated in them, and could no longer be pulled out.

……unacceptable.

It's just cheating.

As far as "human reason" is concerned, human beings who say such words, show such expressions, and have such naive thoughts... how should they deal with it?

No matter how you think about it, it seems that there is only one way to find it.

"--Eh?!"

Roman's body froze again, and he didn't know where to put his raised hand for a moment.

Secia suddenly rushed over and hugged him.

He didn't know what he said. Roman certainly couldn't guess what Secia was thinking at this moment.

His face was buried in his chest, and his arms were wrapped behind him, clasping tightly around his solid back.

He is obviously very weak, but from time to time he also reveals this person's trashy temperament, he doesn't like to go out to exercise, stay at home, stubborn...why?

Secia remembered the results he had gotten during the day.

All peaceful parallel worlds have one thing in common.

Chaldea, an institution that supervises and maintains human justice, exists in every world, but within Chaldea, there is no artificial girl named Matthew Kyrielight, and a job named Romani Akiman personnel.

He didn't dare to go back to his own world to investigate again, but the incomplete memory may have been stimulated, and he recovered a little temporarily.

That's why he woke up.

In my own world that has been destroyed, there are Chaldea, Fujimaru Tateka, and even Mash Kyrielight——

Only without that man.

The "memory" possessed by human beings is equivalent to all the history left from the beginning of human birth to the present. Looking at the magnanimity of the past, of course, if you want to trace the faint traces of one of the hundreds of billions of people, there is no problem.

However, Secia only "saw" the faint trace left by Romani Akiman.

Before the anthropogenic incineration began, Romani Akiman disappeared for unknown reasons.

At this moment, he buried his face in the man's arms, closed his eyes, and only wanted to feel the unique aura of this man.

Muttering in my heart.

'No wonder it will be accepted. It turns out that our world is so similar except for you. '

'But why are you not here? '

'Are you the most important, indispensable key? '

'Don't understand, don't understand, can't find the answer.But why do I feel that you are really important to me...'

'It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if it's unclear.I have decided that from now on, I will—”

then.

"I want to stay with you."

"...?!"

"I will protect you. I will guard you. I will not go anywhere until that day comes!"

Roman's pupils narrowed slightly, and his eyes suddenly reflected the young man's face as if he had been illuminated brightly.

It was only then that he noticed that Secia's hat had fallen off, revealing the white and red hair that had been tightly covered before.

Then, Secia slipped out of his arms as if nothing had happened.

"Come, come, for the sake of occupying your bed in the future, I specially reserved a box of special dumplings, eat it gratefully."

Roman: "..."

No, although I am very grateful, it seems that now is not the time to eat dumplings.

With such complaints in his heart, he caught a glimpse of Secia's smiling face out of the corner of his eye, and his heart moved again in disappointment.

Thoughts were not on the dumpling at all, but the words came out involuntarily:

"Well... Speaking of dumplings, on a moonlit night, eating sweet dumplings while admiring the moon is the best match. It's a pity that there is no moon now."

Out of the corner of Cycia's eyes, she caught a glimpse of Roman's slightly melancholy face, and somehow felt a little hot on her face.

"Cough cough cough." Cover up.

"You are so particular about eating dumplings, I really don't know what to say about you. Forget it, let's focus on the bed and pillows... um."

He raised his head and looked at the night sky with only a circle of black and red light, the crimson in his eyes faded a little.

"If you just want to enjoy the moon, it's okay to make a picture temporarily...Here, the moon you want."

Roman also raised his head and saw the black shadow receding to the sides, and the long-lost clear crescent moon was hanging by the clouds above his head.

"...It's so beautiful. It's so sweet."

"Well, the dumpling is very sweet."

"..."

"..."

"If you want to doze off, you can sit back and lean on my shoulder... or something."

"... Oh. That's what you said, so I'll..."

Really come close.