Flame Kay Episode

Kay. Are you feeling alright now?

Heheh, thank you for worrying about me, Swordbringer.

I'm really fine now, so you don't have to worry.

It's actually more comfortable now.

After all, I can drink warm coffee anytime, anywhere.

...You're surprisingly positive.

Heheh. Just being able to enjoy an ordinary daily life like this... is a miracle to me.

My physical condition has changed a bit, but... that's not a problem at all.

In the future, I will continue to protect my lord and...

...do my best to protect my precious family.

Yeah. Ordinary moments like this are exactly the treasures that everyone wants to protect.

Let's do our best together, Kay.

I'll also get stronger... for everyone.

Fufu. More than that, Swordbringer... shouldn't you be focusing on something else?

Hm...?

It feels like it's been quite a while since you started your journey with Eli...

But nothing has happened so far, right?

...! W-What are you talking about all of a sudden?!

Mmm... Being this dense, you're going to have a lot of trouble ahead.

What do you think, Swordbringer? If you're okay with it... should I help you?

Elizabeth is... a precious companion.

I've never harbored those kinds of ulterior motives.

Mmm... I see.

But you probably shouldn't tell Eli that.

Huh? Why?

Fufu. It's a secret.

A woman's heart is quite complicated, after all.

Oh my, you're bolder than I thought.

There are plenty of ways.

It might get a little hot... Will you be okay with that?

No, no... I was just joking.

Mmm... I see.

That's a shame. There was something I wanted to try out.

Swordbringer, it's been a while.

Kay? Did you come to see Elizabeth?

...Your timing is a bit off.

Everyone went with Ria to get some ingredients.

Something about an ingredient that's hard to find even once every ten years...

Heheh. It's fine, Swordbringer.

Because today, I came to see you.

...Me?

There's a place I'd like you to go with me.

......!

If you're not busy... would you spare me a little of your time?

I'm sure... it will be a wonderful time.

......

Well, I am free today, but...

Still, shouldn't we wait for Elizabeth?

It's always better to enjoy things together.

It's fine.

Because today... I want to be alone with just you.

......!!!!!!

Heheh. After I went this far...

Are you really going to keep me waiting?

...Alright. Let's head out right now!

Come on, hang in there!

We're almost there!

Kay... You tricked me...

Heheh. I didn't completely trick you.

It's just that the only person I could ask was you, Swordbringer.

If you were planning to move this much stuff... you could have called more people...

If Eli had come along, she definitely... would have insisted on carrying it herself.

As a knight, how could I ever let my lord carry my burden?

...But it's fine to make me do it?

Look, our destination is right in front of us!

Shall we hang in there just a little longer?

......

There, this is the last of it.

Thank you for the help, Swordbringer.

Supplying resources to over thirty towns...

Just when did you start preparing all of this?

I've been preparing them bit by bit whenever I had the time.

Reviving a dead flame is extremely difficult, but...

even so, if an ember still remains in one's heart,

a person can burn bright once again.

...Yeah. No matter what obstacles we face,

if we don't give up, we can change the outcome.

Fufu. Spoken like a true hero of Britannia.

Ahem... B-By the way... are you okay with this?

If you just leave them in secret like this, the people won't even know you were the one who helped them.

It's fine. That is exactly what I wanted.

Rather than finding hope through my help,

I want them to think of it as a reward for surviving desperately on their own.

Because once they discover the light of hope within themselves,

the fading embers will burn even larger and brighter.

That heart of yours, caring so much for the people... it really resembles someone I know.

Fufu. Not at all.

I am merely... returning what I have received all this time.

For there were those who took me, wandering and lost in despair...

and guided me toward the future.

Swordbringer. You are one of them as well.

...I didn't really do much.

Saving you back then would have been impossible without Eva's strength.

Fufu. Things like that don't matter.

Even in that desperate situation... you didn't give up on me, did you?

Thanks to your indomitable will, I was able to achieve my dream.

I'll express my gratitude once more, Swordbringer.

You are... someone precious to me.

......!

Heheh. Of course, Eli is my number one.

After all, I am a knight.

Y-Yeah... I guess that can't be helped.

Fufu. No need to be disappointed.

Once our journey is completely over...

and a peaceful world arrives, one where knights are no longer needed...

that priority might just change, don't you think?

......

Kay. What do you want to do later on?

Fufu. It's been a while since I heard those words.

Why ask that all of a sudden?

Like you said, if a peaceful world ever comes...

all the knights will be out of a job, right?

I was just curious about what you'd want to do then.

Well... I've never really thought about anything other than being a knight.

Heheh. If such a peaceful world unfolds in the distant future...

then just as you said, Swordbringer, I'll become useless.

......

Then... how about opening a café?

...A café?

Yeah. The coffee you made was really delicious.

If you open a shop and sell it, it'll definitely be a hit.

Opening a café...

Could I... really do well?

Of course. I, the Swordbringer, guarantee it.

If you set your mind to it, you'll have nothing to worry about.

Swordbringer...

Besides, you already have two excellent employees, don't you?

A café served by a tsundere maid and a queen...

Success is guaranteed before you even start.

Pffft! Are you telling me... to hire Eli?

If it weren't for you, I would have arrested you for lèse-majesté on the spot.

What does it matter? You won't be a knight by then anyway.

Elizabeth isn't the type to turn down a request from someone who's like an older sister to her.

True. Eli has always been a really sweet girl.

And Rita... will complain but end up working diligently anyway.

There are countless people who will support your dream.

......

Indeed. If just one more person could help me...

I think I could find the courage.

Could it be... Morgana?

She won't be easy to handle, you know?

The cost of her food will be way more than any money she brings in.

No, the one I need... is you.

Hm...?

If you promise to be with me in my future...

I think... I could dream of a happy future too.

......!

...Swordbringer.

Will you... make a promise?

Yeah... I promise.

Heheh. Thank you, Swordbringer.

Please... take care of me in the future too.