At this moment, just looking at that smiling face, it seemed perfectly suited to the BGM of Sunny Boy, and there would definitely be some remix master using that face with the music.
Yet in the Light Screen footage, the BGM had already shifted, beginning a somber prelude as though building toward the coming climax.
In the Light Screen footage, the moment everyone heard Arash say that, they knew he was preparing to do something with the intention of sacrificing himself.
But was such a sacrifice something they could accept?
Fujimaru Tachibana could not help calling out Arash's name.
Hearing this, Arash looked at Fujimaru Tachibana, then smiled. "Hey, don't make such a gloomy face. That applies to everyone, but that expression especially doesn't suit you."
"By the way, an ending where you fight desperately to no avail and everyone dies miserably doesn't suit you either. So, I'm planning to give it everything I've got too."
After a pause, he added, "Also, I don't know how many people have their eyes on you, but, Tachibana, don't give up. Don't lose heart either. There are still many people placing their hopes in you."
"And the person who should have the greatest hopes for you is yourself."
"So, no matter what you encounter next, keep going!"
Fujimaru Tachibana froze. "Arash, do you... know something?"
Arash shook his head. "I don't know the specifics of your situation, Tachibana, but I have a feeling that many people are watching you, and many people have invested their attention in you."
"As for me, the goal I set for myself from the beginning was to protect this place. East Village has now been destroyed by the Lion King's power, so naturally, I can't let West Village be destroyed as well."
"So go! Leave the Lion King's