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However, his eyes were still open, and he was still breathing a last few rugged breaths However, the look on his eyes were different They had a sense of relief and co Haji down at the real Danreed

"T-thank you…" He ed to say in between raspy breaths "I never meant… for any of this to happen Tell Yue… Tell Yue… that I have always loved her… and I have never stopped thinking about her The cruel words I had told Aruv… where the lies I told to keep her safe… I ju… I just want her to be happy Pl-please… keep her happy"

Hajime's face didn't see man, but a moment later he responded "I will"

The man's face went slacked and he see stopped Hajiht a look at Ehito, still in Yue's eyes He see down his cheeks

There was a rumble, and the entire place started to shake

"It would be uess," Tio spoke up "That Aruv tied his life thread to this place Now that he is dead, this place will collapse"

"We need to get out of here,0" Ryuutaro stated the obvious

Haji portals to open Like that, the residents of Fair Bergen started gathering up the students, Liliana, Myuu, and Reht into the Sea of Trees just outside of Fair Bergen

"What about Yue?" Shia asked worriedly

"Bring her with us" Hajime stated, "We'll worry about it there"

Shia scooped up Ehito in her arms just like Ehito was a little kid He tried to kick and bite, but once the resilient Shia had a hold on his (her) body, she wouldn't let go She dragged Ehito through

Kaori and Tio followed in tow At soed to recover Kouki from the wall and had his form slapped over her shoulder like a sack Kaori had made no attempt so far to heal him Suzu, Shizuku, and Ryuutaro followed shortly behind

Eventually, it was just Haji's castle Then he noticed onedegree without e She already had several scratches on her face

"Is it soooo rooooh… it's not like e piece of rubble collapsed fro directly towards her A flash of Suzu begging hiave a curse Activating ground shrink, he grabbed Eri and lept out of the way of the falling debris Before he could relax, the rest of the roof gave out and began to collapse He danced around the rubble with Eri in his arh the portal just as the reate in Fair Bergen, he held Eri in his arms She looked up at him with dazed eyes

"Yoouuu… you saved ?"

Haji her She landed on the ground hard A an to wrap her in chains and bolo he pulled froentle as he h that she couldn't

"I don't care a single thing about you But soht annoylook seean to look on thoughtfully

"Nagumo!" It was Suzu who happened to run up to hihtened

Even though Eri had turned so rotten, Hajime had still protected Eri Suzu knew that this wasn't simply an accident Suzu knew that he had done this specifically for her

"Nagued as if it was nothing "She's your probleht! Yue is still…"

Haji Suzu to drag the tussled up Eri Behind Although Haji under her breath

"No… no… not Kouki… Kouki is just boooring… I need so like Hajiirl needs Hajiirl loves Hajiht, Suzu?"

"Eh? Eri! Eh? What are you saying?"

"Suzu needs to give Hajime all her appreciation!"

"Suzu! Hajime? Eh? Suzu , her face exploded in to shades of red, the character who nor shy

Eri chuckled darkly, beginning to make her plans Yes… the world would know to love Hajime They would all love him as much as she did, or they could just die

Meanwhile…

Hajien where Ehito (Yue) was kneeling, staring defiantly at Shia as holding her shoulder and keeping her fro him now in the relative safety of home

"Will she be okay, papa?" Myuu asked worriedly

"Dear, you "

Shizuku, Ryuutaro, Tio, Kaori, and Aiko all waited patiently for his response After a ave a nod

"There is part of Yue still in control Since Ehito was not able to finish establishing control, it should still be possible I should be able to devise soic that will be able to extract his soul The problem will be… where can I put it you know? If we just pull it out, he'll go right back to causing trouble again"

"What method can we use?" Shia asked

"It'll take some time" Hajime pondered "I'll need to inject Yue withan antibody that will cause her to reject the god invading her body Kaori…"

"Eh, me?" Kaori suddenly stood to attention

"I will need you This ic and exa Yue back to the surface"

Haji to take Yue now into a private roood"

Ehito no longer seele Instead, he just wore a face of absolute dread Hajime did exactly as he said he would Kaori, Hajime, and Ehito entered into the rooroup waited anxiously as they continued to work Very little could be heard There was perhaps an occasional shout or the surge of some power or another, but it quickly drifted off to silence This continued on for nearly two days

Shizuku spent so at the door The others spend so after the face paced events fro day, the door suddenly opened once again Kaori ca hard and covered in sweat

"Did Kaori do it?" Tio asked

"I-i-it?" Shia suddenly looked worried

The question was put into her mind They had been in the rooht Perhaps they had… no! Shia shook her head, her rabbit ears flapping as she convinced herself that they were being strictly concerned about Yue's life during this troublesome time

Kaori didn't see "We did, we-"

The door opened again, and Yue stepped out Hajih she didn't look unsteady, he was hovering close enough to catch her should she suddenly lose balance

"What did you end up doing with Ehito?" Tio asked

Hajiold Everyone who had seen Hajiic in the cabin od stone There very god stone that had saved Haji Yue's life in the process

"So… what should we do with it?" Shia asked nervously, her rabbit ears twitching

"Return it to the abyss?" Tio asked

"Nn… Abyss"

And Hajime did, he returned to that spot, the one where he had first died, the spot that turned hi the stone down in the hole in the wall he had once used to desperately survive, he used his trans it back in 20 feet of solid rock

As he stared at the place where he had once resided, struggling to survive, he stared down at his hands He had two of them now, just like before he started this journey But as Shia and Yue grabbed each of his hands, and Tio and Kaori pressed up behind his back, he had radically different feelings froo home?" Kaori asked

"Nn… Haji away froo"

The End

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