Bambi sat inside the carriage, rubbing her slightly aching waist as she said somewhat helplessly,
"This carriage really trains your sense of balance!"
Cadice rubbed the head she had just bumped, then said irritably to little Bambi,
"Shut up, you freeloader. If you don't like it, get out and run."
"Stop arguing, you two~ Maybe we'll die somewhere down the road. We should cherish the last stretch of our lives~"
"Minina, you idiot, don't say something so discouraging! x2!"
Asano Kiyoshi sat in the driver's seat. Listening to the girls behind him, he shook his head slightly in helplessness.
Opening the map in his hand, he saw that according to the route, they should reach Silver Frame City by tomorrow morning. However, there were very few roads leading there. Judging from what had happened before, this road was destined to be anything but peaceful.
He raised his head and looked at the night sky, so utterly different from that of the Soul Society, and felt a faint sense of melancholy.
If war truly broke out, then no matter how hard he tried, many people would probably still die.
Perhaps even the girls in the carriage behind him would die because of it.
He clenched his fists and sighed. Even though he was already very, very strong, there were still many things he could do nothing about in the face of that inevitable war.
Still, he was not someone who hesitated. As long as it is something I choose, no matter how many regrets await me, I will carry those regrets and see it through.
Beneath the deep-blue sky, Asano Kiyoshi drove the carriage toward Silver Frame City.
The light of dawn spilled over that thousand-year-old city, casting a few shimmering ripples of light.
Asano Kiyoshi stretched. The previous night had