I Got Reincarnated as a Minor Character and I Won’t Give Up on TS – Chapter 515: The Completed Insignia 1-9 (Patreon)

-Thank you DCRangeRange, Dean Dexter and Cannedbread -Rakka and Kei passed by the Mob-cieras busily working away, walking at a slow pace.

Before opening, only a hazy blue light dimly illuminated the corridor, showing them the way.

“So, basically, we can go back to that world.”

Those words were spoken not as the end of a conversation, but as its beginning.

A detailed explanation and her own feelings were all covered by those words.

That was what Rakka thought, and so she said them to the girl walking beside her.

“I see.”

Kei’s reaction was brief, and she occasionally stopped to look at the jellyfish visible beyond the thick glass.

Each time, Rakka quietly waited by her side until she started walking again.

She knew because they had been together for so long.

Kei wasn’t being curt. She was thinking about it carefully in her own way and trying to reach an answer.

“Do you want to go back?”

Kei asked Rakka.

As she looked up, her blue eyes were as clear as stars, just like always.

So Rakka answered without teasing her.

“Of course.”

“What will Miroku-senpai and the others do? Those people have lived their lives chasing after your shadow. Because you were there, they...”

“I know. That’s why I can’t go back.”

Her words were pessimistic, but there was a smile on her face.

Her buoyant tone showed that it wasn’t a lie.

“There are too many things I love in this world. ...Miroku, Mizuhi, Toa, and Gardener.”

Each time she spoke a name, she felt her heart taking root in this world.

Rakka was no longer a wandering traveler.

“In Silver Twilight, fighting was everything to me. Because I couldn’t live otherwise. ...But this world was different. It was a world where there was room to laugh over something as ordinary as misreading a name.”

She stood beside Kei and looked at the aquarium in the same way.

Inside the enormous tank, a school of colorful fish had just passed through a stone arch.

“As a person of Silver Twilight, I had a duty to love Atlastia. But once everything is over, I want to decide with my own will. ...What it is that I love.”

“And that was this world?”

“Yeah.”

With that nod as a signal, Rakka returned to her usual flippant smile.

Without caring about Kei’s wishes, she forcibly pulled her close by the shoulder.

“I mean, everyone’s cute! Especially Miroku. Yeah, she’s gotten really pretty. Seeker thinks so too, right? That girl’s pretty, isn’t she?”

“...Well, yes.”

“What’re you getting embarrassed for?”

“I’m not. More importantly, please don’t cling to me.”

“You’re as dry as ever.”

After saying that, Rakka began walking on her own.

“Next, it’s my turn to hear what Seeker thinks. We’re comrades-in-arms who got through absurd numbers of brushes with death together, so no secrets, okay?”

“I don’t intend to hide anything at this point.”

Kei followed after Rakka.

Her steps were relaxed, with no intention of catching up to Rakka.

“To be honest, I’m still unsure.”

“Figured. Seeker ended up liking everyone too, didn’t you?”

“Sometimes I envy how you can say anything so directly.”

“That’s my virtue.”

“Oh? Lecturer and Professor often scolded you and called it a bad habit, didn’t they?”

“Hehehe, when you put it like that... Wait.”

Rakka turned back in surprise.

“...I thought you hardly remembered anything from the past?”

That was a precious memory of daily life in Silver Twilight.

At the same time, it was also something that had been lost from Seeker.

What should have remained within her was only an outline of the existence known as Silver Twilight and her own mission.

However, Kei’s mischievous smile overturned that assumption.

“After I fully released the power of my ideal Insignia in the Heavenly Decisive Battle, I slowly became able to remember things. It was boring while I was in the Root, so I kept salvaging my memories.”

“Uuugh! That makes me really, really happy!”

“Don’t hug me.”

“You say that, but you’re actually happy too!”

Kei splendidly threw Rakka, who had run over to her, with jujutsu and immediately started walking off.

Rakka landed flat on the ground with a smack, without even breaking her fall, then chased after Kei with her face still bright red.

“You haven’t remembered everything yet, right?”

“No, not yet. But given time, I’m sure I will. ...That’s why I’m uneasy.”

At those unexpected words, Rakka couldn’t help staring at Kei.

Her profile as she spoke in the dim light looked much younger than usual.

“I can’t help feeling that whichever one I choose, I’ll surely regret it.”

“...Seeker.”

“Right now, I’m Narou Kei. But in a year, I might have returned to being Seeker. When that happens, will I be able to love everyone the same way I do now? The reverse is true too. If I return to Atlastia, with the memories of Narou Kei still remaining, will I be able to rejoice from the bottom of my heart?”

Kei’s current state was extremely unusual.

Unlike Rakka and Lusciera, she had succeeded in a pseudo-reincarnation through the System, which made it no different from walking two lives at the same time.

Because the missions of Narou Kei and Seeker had miraculously overlapped, she had been able to keep overcoming every hardship with a cool expression until now. She had never even hesitated.

However, now that the moment had come when the two paths within her were splitting apart, what choice would satisfy her most?

“Seeker...”

“Hehe, just kidding.”

Kei turned her gaze toward Rakka and formed a smile at her lips.

It was her usual quiet smile, showing her composure.

Even if she hid unease deep in her chest, the current Kei had no fear.

Because...

“To obtain that answer too, I’m going to meet him.”

She knew that if she reunited with him, she would find her answer.

■

『Huh? Build a System that can separate only Seeker in one hour!?』

I’m counting on you, Temuko.

Starreader’s Staff-kun is busy writing a new work for Sor-ket right now, and Heaven-kun is still an apprentice, so you’re the only one I have!

As long as the foundation can be made, I’ll handle the rest somehow with BIG LOVE!

『Please don’t make me build a System on the assumption that something outside the specifications will resolve it! Even the memory salvage work is difficult! Do you have any idea how much effort it takes just to restore Silver Twilight’s silly little episodes!? To begin with, once someone dies, almost none of their memories remain! Restoring that is...』

『? You simply need to read the information from the Insignia, don’t you? Lend it to me, System-senpai.』

『No, no, there isn’t much space to save memories inside an Insignia. Lusciera of Depravity is about the limit, so-』『Roughly a thousand years’ worth, then. There, I restored it.』『...Huh?』

Heaven-kun... You’re so capable...!

That’s amazing. Could you possibly be a genius?

『Rather than a genius, I was Heaven itself.』

You’re so coooool ＞＜

『Ngh... I can do it too, you know! I’ll optimize those memories!』

『As expected of System-senpai. Then I shall return once more to observing tiny thighs. Green fruit is also fresh and wonderful...! The healthier it is, the more dazzling it becomes...!』

『I can’t lose to a pervert like this...!』

So by fostering a sense of competition within the team, higher-quality content is created.

Now then, all that’s left is to meet Touraku-kun and have a nice, fitting conversation.

From here on, it’s my turn.

『Are there any Tou×Sor books?』

No, because I banned everyone who drew one.

Touraku-kun is happy with Mihaya-chan, so there are absolutely no flags between him and me.

Do not get that part wrong.

『Do not allow restrictions on content! This is a clear violation of our rights!』

Shut up. Even if heaven and earth were overturned, I will not allow Tou×Sor.

A cheap romantic relationship is a poison that rots content.

『Guh, then what about content where Touraku, Rokuhara, who became beautiful girls in a TS dungeon, and Lusciera, who just happened to be there, all get turned to mush...!? Not by pairing the two of them together, but if each of the three is affected by their respective partner...!?』

『Wasn’t there someone who just got dragged into that?』

Permission granted.

Our organization will also provide its full support.

『All right, I’m gonna get fired up and remodel the TS dungeon! ＾＾』

『Pathfinder, who is Rokuhara?』

The person who uses kicks while wearing a skirt.

She wears glass slippers too.

『★★★★☆: I haven’t played it yet, but my expectations have risen from the management’s preview alone, so it gets four stars.』

『I’m so done with this junior.』

The Sor brainstorming is over!

Thanks to that, we were able to have an extremely valuable meeting.

『A meeting...? Unreasonable demands, shipping discourse, and thigh reviews count as a meeting...?』

With this, we’ve made our bonds even bigger.

Let’s go, everyone.

The content of our first reunion with Touraku-kun in several months begins now!-Thank you DCRangeRange, Dean Dexter and Cannedbread -