――戦う時点で、敗北は決定していた。
重要なのは、戦う意志を見せること。
我らは神と共にあり、死は安らぎであると。
それでも、ただ死なせる訳にはいかなかった。
一人でも救えれば、と考え続けた。
今日の勝利は、明日の絶望へと繋がっている。
分かっている。分かっているのだけど。
我が旗よ、聞いてくれ。
彼らに罪があるとすれば、私を信じたこと。
私についてきてくれたことしかない。
我が命を喜んで捧げよう。
だから、彼らを救う方法を教えて欲しい。
だが、もし救えぬのであれば。
この戦いの結末に、彼らの命が必要なのであれば。
人を救うことを止めて、人類を救済しよう。
善も悪も、弱き民も、強き者も、
誰も彼も全て救ってみせる。
これは、ある少年が英雄であることを捨てた話。
そのエゴイズムを理解しながら、
それでもそうあろう、と願った話。
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...From that point in battle, defeat was certain.
What is vital is to show your will to fight.
We are with God, death will be peaceful.
But still, I could not simply die.
I kept thinking I needed to save even a single life.
The victory of today is tied to the despair of tomorrow.
I understand that. I understand, but...
Hear me, our flag.
If they had ever committed a sin, it would be believing in me.
The sin of following my lead.
I gladly dedicate my life to You.
So please, I wish to know how to save them.
But, if You cannot save them, if at the end of this battle, You need their lives, I will abandon saving people, and vow to save humanity.
Both good and evil, weak and strong, I will show you and save all of them.
This is the story of a boy who gave up being a hero.
A story of how he wished to do so even as he understood the egotism of it.
―― From that point in battle, defeat was decided.
The important thing was to show our will to fight.
We are with God, so we met death peacefully.
But still, I couldn't find meaning in dying just for this.
I kept thinking, I couldn't save anyone on my own.
The victory of today is linked to the despair of tomorrow.
I know that, I know that, but.
Please, follow my flag [hear my prayer].
If they had ever committed a sin, it would be believing in me.
The lone sin of following my lead.
I happily dedicate my life to You.
So, I wish for You to tell me how to save them.
But, if You cannot save them,
If at the end of this battle, You need their lives,
I will abandon saving "people," and vow to save "humanity."
Both good and evil, weak people, strong people,
Every single person will be saved.
This is the story of a boy who abandons heroic ideals.
While acknowledging this egoism,
It is still the story he wished for. |
Bond Level 10 of Amakusa Shirō.
Amakusa Shirō
