The girl's words brushed past his ears.
"No matter how many mountains and rivers you cross, no matter how many dangers you overcome, there will always be an obstacle waiting for you, one you cannot get past. You will lose your allies and support, lose everything you once relied on, and be left with only yourself. Yet you will still have to make a choice. You can move forward only by giving something up. When that time comes, what will you do?"
He raised his right hand. The red Command Spell gleamed like fresh blood.
"I'm an ordinary person. It's just my bad luck to have a few rare 'talents.' But even so, I don't want to give anything up. It's true that some things can't be gained without sacrificing something, but it's only human to be 'greedy.'"
The boy's black hair fluttered like a flag in the dazzling light.
"I will abandon no one and nothing! I will keep moving forward!"
