Chapter 75: Her Eyes is What I’m Seeing
I had a dream—one where all my closest comrades died one by one. I stood atop a mountain of corpses, surrounded by endless mist. Their dead eyes were fixed on me.
Sometimes, I could feel the thoughts of the dead. They wondered—would I avenge them? Would I carry out our shared duty? Would I remember them?
I haven’t forgotten a single one of you. Every person I’ve met along this path lives deeply within my memory.
This war has taken countless lives. It wears you down, killing the soldier from the inside out—until you become nothing but another tool for the front lines.
Forgive me... I can’t bear it any longer. No, I haven’t forgotten the duty of a soldier. But this war... it took everything from me.
The only thing I have left is the woman I love—the one who ran away with me, far from this broken world.
I love her, I treasure her... but why does my heart still ache to return to battle?
I awoke from the nightmare, drenched in sweat. I couldn’t remember what it had been about, but I immediately heard Hizumi’s labored breathing beside me.
She was dreaming too—no doubt haunted by her own nightmares. I wondered what they were about.
"Hizumi..." I whispered, pulling her closer. Her trembling vanished instantly, as if carried away by the wind.
I was happy—at least I could ease someone else’s pain. If she needed me by her side, then I would never leave.