Chương 183: Chapter 62: “Lilna’s Monologue”

Leaving the cleanup of Diesnatura to Lasla and the others. Yu and I began to move without anyone knowing. We borrowed a suitable car nearby, checked that it had enough fuel, and drove toward the location of the Lewis Baget Laboratory that we heard from Plato. Since we could leave the driving to the autopilot, Yu and I sat next to each other in the back seat. After driving for a while, the land ran out, and we came out over the muddy sea. The laboratory is far away, and it will still take several hours.

Eventually, Yu began to doze off. I called out to him softly.

"Are you tired?"

"No. I'm fine." Despite saying so, he was staggering and clearly reaching his limit.

"Rest a little. You won't be able to fight when the time comes."

"But aren't you tired too, Lilna?"

"I am a machine. My energy has been replenished. I'm still fine."

"I see. Then sorry. I'll take you up on your offer." Yu closed his eyes. He must have been very tired. Within five minutes, he was breathing softly in his sleep. The car enters turbulence. Yu's body swayed with the vibration. Naturally, he leaned against my shoulder.

"Oops... What a helpless guy." I decided to lay Yu down sideways and place his head on my lap. Made of special semi-biological material, unlike general Natura, I have a body with a soft texture almost indistinguishable from a living human. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Until now, I didn't think much of it, but now I can genuinely think that this is good. Because it's almost the same as Yu. Yu was sleeping with a peaceful face.

Watching him, my expression naturally softened too.

"Entrusting your body so defenselessly. I could kill you easily right now." I gently trace his scarred cheek with my finger. Fufu, I chuckled quietly. A calm, silent time with nothing happening continues. I thought, I wish this time could last forever. I gently stroke Yu's hair. In the texture slightly sticky with dried sweat, hard dust was mixed.

"... Thank you. For saving Plato. For saving me." There is no reply from Yu, but I continued my monologue regardless.

"When I learned of my own role. Actually, I was a little anxious." Knowing the weight of the responsibility on this body, and that I have to go to a lonely battle in the distant universe. If they knew the circumstances, the comrades of Dielevats would surely help me first. However, the opponent is one that easily defeated Plato. How many sacrifices would there be? Anticipating such worries, this person told me.

"I was happy. You said you would accompany me to the end. As if it were natural." I narrowed my eyes, recalling when he fought against us and Baragion.

"You really are a fool. Even though you had nothing to do with the circumstances of this world. Sacrificing yourself endlessly. Becoming this battered. Just how good-natured are you?" I stroked his left arm, which I had cut off with my own hands—now replaced by a mechanical prosthetic—as if cherishing it. Even so, he never hated me. Far from it, he opened his heart more and more and walked towards me. When it was painful and helpless, he desperately comforted me.

When fighting, he was always by my side and cared for me. When happy, we rejoiced together. He always faced me with his true heart.

"In the end, you didn't try to kill a single person with a heart recklessly." Even though I thought he was just an enemy. Even though I thought he was just a naive guy. Before I knew it, with that naive thinking, he is about to completely change the fate of myself and everyone on this planet. He really is a hell of a guy. I think so from the bottom of my heart. But...

"I glimpsed your heart. I glimpsed your fate. You are continuing a very lonely journey too, aren't you?" As if killing the helpless loneliness held deep in his heart. As if turning his eyes away from the desire to be loved by someone, to be spoiled by someone. giving up on living normally, he chose to live as a traveler who doesn't place his emotional support anywhere. Yu is also just a single human with ordinary weaknesses. He is the same as me. Nothing changes.

Rather, if anything, he has a fragility that makes it seem like someone has to support him. And yet. No— Because of that. Maybe that's why you can be kind to someone.

"To you like that. Because you are like that, I—" Staring at Yu's face with a passionate gaze. I closed my eyes and shook my head slightly.

"No—I should say this directly." Instead, I gripped Yu's right hand, intertwining firmly from the fingertips.

"Yu. Lend me your strength. If I'm with you, I feel like I can go anywhere."