A Divine Right of Various Anime and Manga

"...You used the Holy Grail to make a wish, forcibly stripping yourself of everything with overwhelming magical power, and allowing that ownerless thing to be occupied by your creation."

"But creations will eventually be destroyed. What belongs to you will be returned. Roman, let me ask you this: Did you ever regret that choice?"

Roman wore a conflicted expression. Only after a long while did he sigh. "...I do regret it a little. I'm always thinking, if I hadn't made that choice back then, if the things I abandoned hadn't been occupied by someone else..."

"...Would none of this have happened?"

Roy shook his head. "...It still would have happened. It just would have happened in a different way."

Roman actually relaxed when he heard that. He awkwardly rubbed his nose and said, "...In that case, I don't regret it anymore. I fulfilled my wish, didn't I?"

"...Although these past dozen years have been difficult, and you were always dragging me off to work, I've actually felt very fulfilled during this time."

"This painful yet ordinary life was exactly what I once looked forward to and yearned for."

Roy had already walked up to Roman. His strange yet holy Double Pupils stared at him. With a smile, he said, "...You've learned to sweet-talk people too."

Suddenly, Roy seized the doctor's hand. Under Roman's pained expression, he forcibly removed the golden ring from his finger.

"Everything will be returned to its rightful owner. So, for now, this item will be returned to its rightful owner as well."

The Ten Rings, symbols of wisdom, had originally been bestowed by God upon King Solomon. Now that Roy had reclaimed one of them, it truly counted as returning it to its rightful owner.

After seeing Roy take the ring, Roman seemed to set down