“That’s why I told you. When you see someone who’s in pain, it’s natural to help.”
The maid made a beaming smile like a sunflower.
“…”
Rufus couldn’t say anything, as an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
The faces of his grandmother and younger brother came to his mind.
A sense of relief, hope, and a new dream. If he doesn’t die in the war against the demons; if he could return home with his limbs intact…
Maybe, really, maybe…
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