A few days pass while travelling.
February 21, 1876.
Time of the night. Everyone was sleeping except for Ryujiro who was looking at the ocean silently.
Yuki came to him and held his hand.
"You're awake?"
- "Yeah.. What happened, Ryuku-kun? You look kind of upset."
Ryujiro: "I.. I guess I am. There are two things going on in my mind for so long."
Yuki (with a smile): "Tell me.. I'll listen."
"The first thing is that.. We might be killing people.. throwing governments away..
I'm.. evil for the world. I accept that.
But does it really matter?
Is it wrong?... Liberating people from corruption.. and killing off the evil rulers?
I.. I don't think that fighting against evil is an evil thing to do.
And.. Our final enemy, Yaztahruis. Who's sitting at the top of the world, ruling everyone like puppets. We know about him.. His comrades do. And the special people like leaders and officials do.
But does the world.. the ordinary people know about him? Do they know that they're being controlled according to a mentally ill person's will? No they don't.
And yet.. people hate us, who are trying to liberate the world."
Yuki kisses him softly and smiles.
"I'm proud of you, Ryuku-kun. You're such a kind soul. Focus on doing what needs to be done, okay? Don't care about what people think. Otherwise you'll be trapped forever.. never being able to live your life. Okay?
What's the second thing then?"
Ryujiro: "Hmm.. The second thing.
Since Grazia was..
The thought is not leaving my mind about human life..
When our close ones die.. we feel sad.
I did, at least..
Why do people have to be killed then?..
Why is there a thing like enemies?
Most of the evil people.. I don't think many of them actually deserve death.
Some of them do. But we're talking about humans here.
The person dying might not feel anything afterwards. But the close ones.
Did I kill innocent people?
Tsar Alexander.. Dowager Cixi..
Victor Emmanuel.. Roderick Blackwood.
Were they actually that evil to deserve that?"
Yuki: "Shh.. They were all evil. I know my Ryuku-kun can never be wrong.
They did horrible things. Manipulated people, and were brainwashed by someone."
Ryujiro: "That's the point. Brainwashing.
I think.. even people like them would've been good if the most evil one, Yaztahruis didn't exist.
I don't know where my mind is.
I'm scared..
What if I hesitate to kill him, or the military captain James Liesel.. or that woman in my mom's body.. Nozavelle. Just because of these thoughts."
Yuki takes him with her.
"Come.. let's sleep for now, okay? Give some rest to your mind.
Come, sleep with me.
Wanna suck mommy's bazongas?"
- "I'm not a child. Shut up."
- "Oh, you are. In front of me."
- "Hmm hmm.. fine."
TO BE CONTINUED