Let us return to the conversation, where Kazuma was hunched over, rummaging through a cabinet drawer, his eyes narrowed and his face pale... Ren was watching him.
Ren:
Are you looking for something important?
Kazuma:
There is something that will make me very, very happy.
Ren:
Kazuma, if this is a mission, tell us about it.
Kazuma: (Smiling)
I've found what he wants.
(A large picture of a man is shown. He is dark-skinned, wearing colored, tinted glasses... his hair is black, styled in twists/coils. He has very thin lips, and his chin is slightly pronounced. He wears a dark white colored jacket. On his forehead are four varied dots forming a square mark).
Ren: (Her eyes gleaming and her face frowning)
If you're looking for him, let's track him and find out what you're after.
Kazuma:
I decided to let you both go when the time is right...
It's not without reason, but there is a painful matter behind this.
Kazuma:
I don't know... but I do know that this was found at the scene.
(The days rewind).
This man was roaming the streets of the Tenma Clan... while holding his phone to his ear.
The Man: (In a hoarse voice)
I found it, he is in the hospital.
(A voice is heard on the phone).
Voice:
I entered easily.
The Man:
Of course, there won't be any obstacles... I wish the Clan Elder would let me pass.
(The events begin with Kazuma under the hut with the Clan Chief).
Kazuma: (Veins bulging on his forehead)
Please, Chief, let me go.
The Chief: (Shouting loudly, his mouth wide open in a scream of anger)
Get away from me!
Kazuma: (Retorting in the same manner)
I won't run away! Do you hear me, you old fool?
The Chief:
Article 51 prevents us from leaving... it applies to everyone.
(We watch Kazuma... he does nothing, but remains sad and quiet... but he quietly warns of the coming storm...)
Kazuma presses his lips together, his eyes and eyebrows arched, revealing his tension.
Then we see Kazuma kneeling on the ground... a great kneeling against his will.
Kazuma:
Please, allow me to leave, not for anyone... but for Niche. Put yourself in my place.
The Chief:
Get out of my office, you spoiled child.
(Tears began to fall from Kazuma's eyes... the very tears that waited for this moment to be free).
Kazuma:
Please, I will do anything, just give me permission.
... Don't you see that Niche's condition is getting worse every day?
The Chief:
I will allow you to leave tomorrow. Just be quiet.
Kazuma: (Raising his head with hope)
Really?
The Chief:
Just bring a doctor and don't waste the effort.
Kazuma: (Wiping his tears with a final smile filled with hope)
I won't disappoint you... I promise you Niche will recover.
(We see Kazuma darting out of the hut, putting his fingers to his lips and whistling, filling the whole place with the sound).
(We see silence, then it turns into the sound of something strong/brave running).
(We see a creature with a long neck, a spider's head, a long tail with a knife on it. It has a shell like a turtle's shell, and legs like an elephant's legs).
Kazuma: (Hugging the beast's head)
I missed you so much, Rathlios.
(Kazuma rides on Rathlios, raising his hands and screaming a cry of joy and victory as Rathlios forms a wing of air).
Kazuma was focused on the fence surrounding the clan...
Kazuma:
Niche, wait for me to do the impossible.
Kazuma searched everywhere for Niche... on every corner, in every alley.
Kazuma shouted everywhere, hoping to find Niche.
Meanwhile, Kazuma began to worry as his veins took hold of him and he fell from the creature's face to the ground.
Kazuma went into the forest to search for him, only to find Niche unconscious under a tree, with purple spots appearing on his face... it was clear his condition was worsening every day.
The weather changed from sunny to rainy, and rain fell from the sky like a toxic thread.
Kazuma rushed towards him, his heart beating like a drum.
Kazuma carried Niche on his back.
Tears fell from Kazuma's eyes, believing Niche had died.