The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (33)

We sat there in a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

Dantes-san and Mimino-san in particular were so deeply dejected that I didn't know what to say to them.

There was nothing for it. We'd done all we could. They surely knew that without needing to be told.

Non-san quietly kept busy tidying away the remaining dishes.

Jelly-san was going around examining every corner of the great hall, now completely clear of fog.

"...I thought Leon wanted to become a hero... From his perspective, I was the one acting like a hero."

Dantes-san said quietly.

"Even after I'd saved him, he went and ran a sword through me... But I thought that if he apologized to me—if he sincerely apologized—I might forgive him... Last night, Leon told me to return to the 'Golden Brigade.'"

I see. I'd assumed he meant, 'Let me join the Silver Scales'... But no—he wanted me to return to his own group. Leon really hasn't changed.

"I'd turned him down flat, but I'd suspected something was wrong ever since. ...Leon said he'd abandoned his companions, but I wonder if he may actually have killed them..."...