Kratos: —Mark asked us to scout this area, correct? We should proceed with caution.
Mithos: Ugh, this is awful. Just because we can fly doesn’t mean they can take advantage of us.
Kratos: Don’t say that. They’re likely short-handed. Even if the issue is a small one, we ought to crush the seeds of conflict before they can be sown.
Mithos: You’re just too good a person, Kratos.
Kratos: We were also promised compensation for this. This is merely our job.
Mithos: You sounded sort of like a mercenary just now. Is that how you got in with Lloyd and his group, too?
Kratos: ...That’s a good question.
Mithos: Hey, Kratos, what are you going to do from here on out? Will you keep helping Mark and the others for a while, like today?
Kratos: Yes. I’ll accept whatever work they request of me, but eventually that well will run dry.
I haven’t decided what I’ll do after that, but perhaps it’s time I think about it.
Mithos: What about Lloyd? If you want to be with him, you could do that.
Kratos: ...No, Lloyd has his own path to follow. If our paths align, we may end up traveling together...
But the Lloyd I know now will forge his way forward without any need for my help. I am content simply to watch over him.
Mithos: Hmm. I always thought you were more overprotective than that, but you’re actually drawing a clear boundary line here.
Kratos: Overprotective... you say...?
Mithos: I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. The time you spent apart was pretty long from a human perspective, so I guess that just shows how much you... care about him.
Kratos: ...I see.
Mithos: Oh, but when I think about how that’s the reason you betrayed me, it really pisses me off.
Kratos: ......
Mithos: ...Hey, you ended up living in your original world, right? Unlike me.
Kratos: ...Yes, that’s what Yuan said. I may have forced you to endure the weight of responsibility all on your own, in the end.
...But in this world, you live on with me. That is yet another source of hope and salvation.
Mithos: Huh...?
Kratos: Mithos, you are a source of hope for me. I am certain there are times when I caused you pain because I clung to that hope.
I know that I am incapable of guiding anyone, but I would like to try this time with you—no. Rather, I want to do what I can to walk the right path alongside you.
Mithos: ...Hehe. You’re starting to sound a lot like Lloyd, Kratos.
Kratos: Heh... maybe so.
Mithos: But thank you. It makes me happy to hear you say that. You’re important to me, too.
To be honest, I’m getting tired of living. But if you say so, Kratos, I’ll try to live a little bit longer.
As long as this world allows me...