﻿\setgamedatatitle("Final Chapter: Throne of the Void\nDepth 3 Conquest 1")

\text("Rudol")
Ugh... agh...
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Rudol, exhausted, drops to his knees on the spot.
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It wasn't just his mind―his body had already reached its
limit as well.
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Like a knitted doll unraveling, his body begins to fall
apart from his fingertips, little by little.
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\text("Rudol")
Ah... I'm fading... my body... ahaha... hahaha...

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Rudol lets out a dry laugh as he looks down at his vanishing
body.
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\text("Tiela")
Rudol...
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\text("El")
............
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\text("Rudol")
I'm disappearing... everything's disappearing... just like
me――
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But at the very end, his vacant eyes turned straight toward
Caym.

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\text("Rudol")
We're all going to disappear... me... and you, all of us
will vanish from this world...

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\text("Caym")
......?
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\text("Beatrice")
..............
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\text("Rudol")
Heh... hahahaha...!
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Leaving those words behind... Rudol finally vanished, as if
melting into the air.
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\text("Caym")
............
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Those last words before he disappeared stuck vividly in
Caym's mind.
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――Just like me, you too.
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Rudol had definitely said that.
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And though he was facing this way, that man wasn't looking
at Caym.
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He was looking at someone near Caym.
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It stung, like blood slowly seeping out.
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A nameless dread slowly seeped into Caym's heart.

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\text("Caym")
(Rudol... was he looking at nee-san...?)

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Part of him thought that couldn't be, but Caym couldn't
completely deny it.
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................
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..........
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...
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Rudol's final words pierced not only Caym, but her as well.


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No matter how much you understand, hearing it from someone
else still hurts.
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\text("Beatrice")
Caym... are you awake?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah. You can come in.
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Hearing Caym's voice through the door, Beatrice felt
relieved.
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She slowly, almost timidly, opened the door as if peeking
into the room.
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\text("Caym")
What's up?
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\text("Beatrice")
Um... it's nothing in particular...
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She hadn't come here for any special reason.

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\text("Beatrice")
............
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A room with only herself in it.
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At this hour... especially after a battle, no one would come
here.
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Even if there was a presence outside, no voices would leak
in.
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Lying alone on the bed... before she knew it, she found
herself remembering Rudol's words.

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She just felt a little bit lonely, that's all.
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\text("Caym")
...What's wrong?
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\text("Beatrice")
...Can we... together...
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\text("Caym")
?
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\text("Beatrice")
...I want to sleep together... or something...
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After saying it, Beatrice's face turned red with
embarrassment.
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It was different from when she was held by Caym.
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When it wasn't about that, and she just wanted to be
spoiled, it somehow felt even more embarrassing.
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\text("Caym")
...Heh. Reminds me of old times. Did you have a bad dream?
Hm?
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Caym gave her a teasing, mischievous smile.
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For Caym, it was probably nothing special, just something
that happened often.

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One of those small, everyday moments that would surely
repeat many times from now on.
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But for Beatrice, it was precious... something limited and
irreplaceable.
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\text("Beatrice")
...Yeah.
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\text("Caym")
...Come here.
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When she hugged him, Caym gently held her in his arms.

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Just being able to touch him was enough. With that alone,
she could forget everything and feel happy.
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\text("Caym")
...Nee-san?
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\text("Beatrice")
...Hehe. I'm not letting you go anymore.

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\text("Caym")
Heh... We're going to sleep together, right? Then there's no
need to let go.
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\text("Beatrice")
...Yeah.
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Even if it's just for a short while.
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For Beatrice, that time is irreplaceable.

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