Blue Archive: Vanished Remnants

“You defeated the ‘Color’! Everyone in this room saw it with their own eyes! We accepted your leadership again and followed you all this way, and now you're starting to question yourself and waver?!”

“This isn't questioning anything! And I'm not wavering!”

“Don't try to fool me with talk like that! I'm already eighteen! In the two years since the virus outbreak, I've seen and experienced more than I'd learn from reading a damn thousand books! We suffered and struggled alongside you, and now you're saying things like that to me? Thank goodness you didn't call them in here!”

“Calm down!”

“No!” The boy slumped onto the bed. “Two years ago, I drove all the way from my hometown to Kivotos just to visit you... I thought so many times that it was the stupidest decision I'd ever made! I believed in what you were striving for, and held on to the belief that we could overcome this catastrophe until now! But going home feels impossibly far away, and we're cut off from the rest of the world. We don't even know what the hell is happening out there! What if they've already started rebuilding their homes in the wasteland, while we're running around like headless chickens, chasing after what you want, ”

“Don't say another word! Shut up!” The adult roared, then turned and dropped into a chair. He covered his face with his hands, then slammed them down hard on the thick leather paper on the desk. He took a deep breath...

Seeing this, the boy lowered his head and anxiously wiped his face. After a long while, he finally thought to apologize. “They once told me that miracles would happen as long as you were here...” The boy stood up and walked to the door. “What kind of ‘miracle’ will it be...”

He opened the door, went out, and gently closed it.