The incessant sound of cicadas fills the air.
The light of the sun, beginning to set in the west, shines brightly through the window.
That sunlight illuminates an amber-colored sphere—the relic of Harunaga Adashino.
I picked it up, feeling somewhat conflicted.
…What should I do with this?
As I stood there, staring at the relic in my hand, Yuki-onna spoke up beside me.
"Itsuki, what is that?"
"This is a relic. Monsters ranked Sixth Level and higher leave them behind when they die."
"So, it's a memento of that exorcist?"
"A memento… Yeah, I guess you could call it that."
A memento is typically something given by a dying person, but in the sense of being a keepsake, I suppose the term fits.
"…I see. So, that exorcist is truly dead."
"Yeah. He's dead."
Harunaga likely didn't want to die.
In that sense, maybe we were the same. I didn't want to die either, which is why I sought to become stronger.
