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Chapter 55 Part 7 – The secret of the Blue Diamond. The story of how the Witch of Doom was born. In order to get those children back one day ……

In the midst of his blurry vision that could no longer see properly, the figure of a little girl was leaning close to Dwayne and supported his collapsing body.

‘…… Teacher, you know, even though Kele has died, the others said that I’m the one with the most possibility to talk to teacher’s heart. Brother Fran and the others sent Kele out. And there’s also the people that said they are teacher’s students from 10 years ago. …… Everyone said that they really like teacher. That they are thankful to teacher. For saving them.’

「…… Uoo …… Uooohhh ……!!」

Dwayne was sobbing so hard from the rush of emotions that he could not speak.
Then, Kele seemed embarrassed and looked down.

‘…… Umm …… Teacher …… I’m sorry. … When we were being sacrificed …… everyone tried to endure it, but Kele was so afraid that Kele cried ……’.

「It’s okay. Kele-chan is so young!! It’s okay for a child to cry a lot!! It’s okay to feel scared!! That’s just natural!! We’re the ones who are sorry because we couldn’t let you do so ……」

‘Teacher ……’

Kele cried and started wailing as she hugged Dwayne.

‘…… Teacher!! Kele …… was scared ……!! The adults said that, it was the first time a sacrifice had cried, they said that it was a disgrace, then they pushed Kele to the ground …… When Kele couldn’t breathe and flopped around, they snapped my hands and feet ……!! Teacher ……teacher will not say …… that Kele is useless even if Kele cried? Teacher will not hate Kele?’

Dwayne couldn’t bear to hear until the end of her sentence and got up to hug Kele with all his strength.

「…… Aahh!! I will never say that no matter what happens!! Which part of that is a disgrace!! I’m sorry ……!! What a bunch of horrible adults ……!! I’m so sorry for letting you go through something so terrible!! Kele-chan did her best!! You can be proud of it. You are a very kind, courageous, and lovely lady ……!!」

‘…… Really? …… Even though Kele cried? Even so …… Kele can still say that …… Kele did her best …… Kele will not be left out of the group?’

「Of course it will be okay!! Besides, I’m sure there is not a single child in the family who didn’t think you weren’t part of the family!! They are all good children and they all love Kele-chan!!」

‘Un ……’

At the sight of his young student who was sobbing while being shy, Dwayne’s arms and legs regained their strength
This is a distorted world where children are not even allowed to be scared in the normal way and he couldn’t forgive his disappointing self for letting them live in such a world.

「…… Really, compared to you children, although I’m an adult, what am I doing, looking miserable in front of the children ……!! If I am overturned just because I’m close to death, I will not have the qualifications to be called your teacher ……!! That monster diamond!! Don’t think you can continue to sneer forever!!」

The bloodstained Dwayne held out his hands like a menacing giant bear.
With a fearless smile, he thrusted his hands into the Blue Diamond’s light.

「Take a good look!! Kele-chan!! A real adult …… No matter whether they are a man or a woman, when an adult decides on something, they will do it right!!」

All of his fingernails were blown off, but he did not care at all, and gradually suppressed the light by sheer strength. His chest felt warm. The presence of the dolls left behind by the children gave strength to the dying Dwayne. He felt the children’s feelings supporting his legs as it was about to collapse.

The eerie light of the Blue Diamond had faltered for the first time.
The illusion of the demon’s skull distorted in pain.
A tremendous force started to swirl, trying to blow Dwayne away.
The movement of the skull, which was about to open its mouth, stopped abruptly.
The wind swirled as if it was trying to protect Dwayne.
Young leaves and twigs twined itself around the body of the Blue Diamond.
The wooden dolls left behind by the children that were inside Dwayne’s chest pocket had sprouted all at once.
It was not Dwayne’s power.
He no longer had such power left in him.
Dwayne saw countless tiny hands overlapping above the young leaves.
Dwayne recognized each and every one of those hands.

‘Teacher, over here, over here!!’

‘Teacher Dwayne, look at this!!’

‘Teacher, I made your favorite food for dinner today!!’

The unforgettable sound of children’s laughter, the happy days surrounded by them, was replayed vividly inside his mind.
We fished together.
We made dinner.
We did the laundry.
He taught them to read and write.
Dwayne played an instrument and the children sang.
It’s ordinary, but that’s why these memories are irreplaceable.

‘Teacher!! Don’t lose!!’

Kele shouted.
The ordinary days have been lost and can never be regained, but these feelings have not disappeared yet.

「…… Everyone ……!! …… The days when I lived with you children are the greatest treasure ……!! Much more precious than any jewelry ……!! Thank you ……!! I had received so much ……!!」

Dwayne spilled a large drop of tear and then roared.

「…… Damn this rotten monster diamonddddd!! Something like you is no big deal!! The children are watching and I want to look cool in front of them!! I’ll crush you and make you disappear!!」

The bluish-white light was crushed, it let out a ghastly roar like a swarm of flies, and reverted back to the Blue Diamond. The light emitted from the Blue Diamond faded. Although it was not destroyed, there was a definite response that showed that its power had been sealed.

But Dwayne saw something at the last moment.

Something like a huge eye appeared in the Blue Diamond, stared at them, and then closed its eyes again. It was as if an experimental animal was making an interesting move, so it observed them for a short time, lost interest, and walked away from the rearing box.

Perhaps those eyes were the true nature of the diamond and the illusion of the skull was just a mimicry to experiment with Dwayne and the others ……

「…… Well, there’s no use thinking about it …… First of all, I’ll say …… Serves you right ……」

Having expended all his strength, Dwayne collapsed.
However, there was a satisfied smile on his face.
He can’t say that he won, but he did everything he could for now.
That was enough for now.

The ceiling of the temple collapsed, covering the area in a rain of stones and plumes of smoke.
The Blue Diamond lost its power.
The landslide, which would have swallowed all of the people of the forest along with the town, was contained to a minimum.
Still, it was more than powerful enough to sweep away everything in the area near the temple.
There was no way to escape for those inside the temple.

「…… I did it …… Kele-chan …… with this …… I can now be with …… everyone ……」

Dwayne muttered so, but Kele shook her head forlornly at him.

‘…… Uuunn, no, that’s not possible …… Kele and the others are already part of this diamond. We can’t stay together with teacher …… That was the last of our power …… and now their hearts are gone, and they’re being taken in ……’

Kele stood on her tiptoe and hugged Dwayne with both hands, rubbing her cheeks against him.

‘…… So, this is where we say goodbye. I’m sure that teacher will be born again as a human. Thank you. I really liked teacher ……’

Kele kissed Dwayne on the cheek and smiled as she faded away.

She was about to pull away from Dwayne when he raised his upper body and grabbed her hand.

「…… No. I told you I’m coming with you. Because if I get reincarnated, I’ll forget about you children ……」

Seeing Dwayne winking mischievously at her, Kele’s expression immediately changed and tried to shake him off.

‘Let go!! This diamond did fall asleep, but it is still alive!! At this rate, even teacher will be taken in and disappear!?’

Dwayne wrapped his big hands around her small hand.

「A queer guy is …… stubborn. I will not disappear. Kele-chan. I taught this to all of you before. The world is big. There must be someone out there who knows how to free your souls. I will find that person. Until then, I’ll keep my consciousness at all costs ……」