Just This Moment's Touch

"Save... me...?"

Hearing Rama's words, Sita widened her eyes.

For Sita, this must have been a considerable shock, right?

After all, when they were alive, Rama had spent a full fourteen years fighting the Demon King in order to save Sita from his hands, ultimately succeeding in bringing her back.

Therefore, Rama's declaration that he would save her was absolutely an overwhelming shock to Sita.

But...

"No! You were the one who ruined me! You were the one who ruined me! Rama!"

Sita shouted as if rejecting something, resisting something, and refusing to acknowledge something.

Yet when Rama saw Sita like this, he instead calmed down.

"I... No, I know, Sita. You have suffered countless grievances, as well as countless injustices and unfairness—and all of that was brought upon you by me."

Supporting his battered body, Rama moved toward Sita step by step.

"I never intended to ask for your forgiveness, nor did I intend to make you understand me. But this is the only thing I can do."

Rama approached Sita while speaking with absolute resolve.

"I swear here and now, Sita. No matter what kind of predicament I face, no matter what kind of hardship I encounter, I will save you."

Rama made this declaration.

"So wait for me there. I'm coming to you now."

With that, Rama began to run.

"Don't come over!"

As if immediately provoked, Sita raised the bow in her hands and fired at Rama.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"

Countless arrows were released from Sita's bow, sending a storm of arrows sweeping over him.

Even just now, Sita had not unleashed such a storm of arrows. Instead, she had fired one shot after another to wound Rama, as though she wanted to torture him. Now, however, Sita no longer held anything back and