I am on the path only 1 person can walk. I took the long road while Hikaru took the short road.

  Sia is right, I need to evolve and get stronger. It doesn’t matter if Hikaru has an inferiority complex about this. I need to get stronger for him. I need this strength!

  Hikaru abilities are more for support than direct battling. I need to be the one to take battles head-on, doesn’t matter if his stats are above mine now, I will be above him, he will no longer need to fight or make the hardest choices, I will be there and have a say in them.

  In the beginning, I let Hikaru make all the tough choices, and yes, it did save us, but I don’t want him to bear this burden alone. Hikaru is precious to me, I don’t know if he remembers what I told him 2 years ago before coming into this world, I hope you do, I hope he doesn’t forget.

  !2 monsters ahead!- Sia talked with me.

  I didn’t know the telepathic link could reach here.

  I waited for the first monster to emerge and drew my katana. It is some sort of giant snake, doesn’t matter,

  *Use skill: Godspeed*- This skill allows me to move very fast, combine that with a little air magic to create air ptforms and with the help of Sia I can move mid-air and perform various moves.

  “This is a tough one!”- I barely scratched it. I know, If I come at great speed in it’s weak-point then I will be able to kill it. Fight smart, not hard.

  *Use skill: Godspeed*- I used Godspeed again, this time I am aiming right for the head of the monster. And… It worked, the snake-like creature is down on the ground, it’s dead!

  !You have 1 more Giant Snake coming your way!- I forgot, Sia said there were 2 of these snakes.

  The 2 one tried to do a surprise attack from the back.

  *Use skill: Godspeed*- This is the only useful skill I can make use of in this area.

  I stabbed the serpent in its head, and another one dead.

  !The rule here is that when you kill 100 monsters you will evolve 1 evolutionary stage, this is only true for monsters like you and Hikaru. I suggest you continue ahead slowly and fight every monster you see. Keep in mind, you might evolve before reaching 100 kills but the 100th kill is guaranteed to make you evolve.!

  “Understood”- I replied to Sia.

  I walked a little ways ahead. I sat down and decided to listen to what Hikaru had to say. Well, nothing new, same old Hikaru worrying about everything and wanting to get stronger.

  Well, time to go now.

  When I wanted to get up I felt something, like a chill running down my spine

  !Alert! I detect the presence of a powerful monster nearby!

  “I know Sia, I do too”- I am gripping my Katana tightly. No, get a hold of yourself, and grip it properly.

  I looked left and right and couldn’t find anything, 2 options remain, above and below.

  I listened below to see if there is any activity down there but there isn’t anything.

  When I looked up I can see a giant bird coming straight for me.

  I have an idea

  *Use skill: Fire Bullet 6x*- I used the skill Fir Bullet 6 times to shoot down the giant bird. I used more skills than I normally do. Well, that was because Hikaru was doing most of the fighting, but no, this time I am on my own. I know for a fact that Hikaru depends on me a lot more than he will admit.

  I feel that Hikaru, without me won’t be motivated enough to continue even in this world.

  I managed to shoot down the giant bird and continued on my road.

  More and more monsters are appearing.

  “Sia, I have a question. What’s the real reason that you chose these paths for us?”- I want to know, I have a sneaking suspicion about this.

  !Hikaru mind is close to breaking again, there needs to be someone there to protect him. I want you to become stronger than him because of this fact. You held his mind together in his darkest time, bad things happened only when you were not around. Hikaru currently is close to giving up even on this life. I want my master to live, that’s why I trust you with his life.!- Sia wanted to sound more emotionless but she let out a small cry when talking to me. She is hurting as well. Both of us want Hikaru alive.

  Sia is more attached to him than I think I am. Over the years I come to understand Hikaru’s wish to die more and more.

  The first time he tried to kill himself, he admitted that it wasn’t a good choice or a rational one, but in his other attempts, I can’t say the same. They well so well pnned, so well thought out. I was the one “saving” him from them, in reality, I was doing nothing but making him more miserable than he already was.

  I only thought about myself back then, I wanted him alive so bad that I was ignoring his wishes, almost treating him like a doll.

  If we were still in our world now and Hikaru tried to do it again, I wouldn’t stop him, heck maybe I will go with him.

  !I detect the presence of 30 monsters around you. You are surrounded!

  Fuck! I was so careless thinking about our past and current situation that I wasn’t keeping an eye out, but oh well, they come 1 by 1 so it should be easy to take them out if it’s like this, or at least I hope.

  Either way, I can profit from this, and I can maybe evolve once out of this. I don’t know exactly.

  Well, we will have to wait and see what happens