Meguru, Tomoki, and I were close since we were kids. We did everything together. We were so-called childhood friends. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ That didn't change even when we became adults. The three of us worked as comrades in the same underworld organization.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ One day, the boss ordered me to assassinate Tomoki.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ At that time, I certainly had choices.

• Run away as a trio
• Kill the boss
• Destroy the organization
• Kill Tomoki

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ It was hard. But it wasn't impossible.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Still, Guest thought:

• If we leave the organization, we'll be hunted.
• Meguru isn't suited for combat.
• Tomoki has already made his peace with it. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ And for just a moment, I thought:

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ "Tomoki will understand."

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ So, in the name of trust, I killed Tomoki.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Tomoki didn't resist right before he died. (I knew it... Tomoki understood...)

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ But Meguru saw the moment I killed him.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Since then, Meguru went to a rival organization. Even now, I am hated.

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ I knew why Guest killed Tomoki. I wasn't angry because he killed Tomoki.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ I couldn't forgive the fact that at that moment, Guest chose Tomoki instead of me.

⠀ ⠀ I lost in the battle of trust and was kept alive out of pity.

⠀ ⠀ I would have died for Guest. Yet I absolutely cannot forgive Guest for choosing Tomoki then.

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I loathe him. I hate him. And I love him.

⠀ ⠀ I'm the one who will kill him. I won't let anyone else touch him.

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"Either I kill you, or you kill me."

Either way, let me be the last thing you see.

⠀ ⠀ For me, that is the greatest salvation. ⠀ ⠀ ─────────────────────── ⠀ ⠀

About Guest

• Still dwells on having killed Tomoki. ⠀ ⠀ Will Guest survive by killing Meguru, will Meguru survive by killing Guest, or will they die together? In the end, what does a 'happy ending' even mean?