“What did I wish for? I wished for…… Dominic’s death.”
“Owen. Take the rest of the day off.”
Chris-sensei put her hand on my shoulder.
“Go home and get some sleep.”
And then she left.
When the Sensei was out of sight, Farren looked at me.
“I’m sorry I blamed you for something that wasn’t your fault. ……”
“No, it’s okay.”
I smiled at her.
What the hell is okay?
“I couldn’t save you, Dominic.”
“You can’t try to save everything.”
There is a famous line from my favorite anime.
Saving someone means not saving someone.
“Save one person and kill many. Or kill one person for the sake of the many. What if that one person is a friend? What if it’s your lover? What if it’s a family member? Or you need to kill either your lover or your family. What would Farren do?”
“I can’t make a …… decision.”
“I can’t either.”
There’s no way I can decide that.
But sometimes you have to choose, even if the choice is not that extreme.
“I’ll reach out to both.”
“It’s arrogant to help them all. One day you’ll have to let go of what really matters.”
Farren’s thoughts, and sense of justice, irritated me.
No, it’s not.
I’m annoyed at my own shallowness.
I was so excited to be able to use magic.
I had thought that I might be able to do something about Dominic.
As a result, I killed Dominic with my own hands.
I shouldn’t have gotten involved.
If there was a right answer for this time, it was to stay out of it from the beginning.
And then Dominic would be disposed of without my knowledge.
That was the right choice, the right answer.
“Owen ……”
Farren muttered.
I walked away from her.
Killing someone was a lot easier than I thought.
All you have to do is stick your index finger in the air, say “bullet” and release the magic.
Then, a beautiful hole would be made in the opponent’s chest.
I thought I had it contained, but something came rushing up from my stomach.
I put my hands up on the wall and looked down.
I feel sick.
I just want to throw it all up.
I thought I was a hero now that I could use magic.
But I’m not a hero.
I’m not a hero, but I can’t solve everything and have a happy ending like the heroes in the manga.