The Topic Is Gloomy. So Is His Face.

Bad news: The protagonist of the original story isn't taking the bait at all.

"But you really are amazing, Ultos."

As I struggled to make sense of how completely Sieg-kun wasn't taking the bait, he suddenly began speaking slowly.

"Talking about training like we were just now, for example. You really... work so much harder than someone like me, Ultos. You're amazing."

"No, that's not true at all???"

I replied. It really wasn't.

No matter how you looked at it, Sieg-kun was the protagonist who worked himself to the bone...

"You know, I actually made fun of you at first, Ultos."

Sieg-kun kept going.

When he lowered his head, tears glimmered in his eyes...