I awoke to the sound of my heart being chipped away deep inside my chest.
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＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...Where am I? This isn't the field I was just in. It's...much farther away...
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
It's like I'm somewhere between Britain and the planet's inner sea.
[k]
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＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
This must be the Garden where Merlin[sr]said he was imprisoned.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
But he also said there were different kinds of Gardens. Sweet Dreams, Dark Abyss, Lost Will, The Innocent...
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
And it looks like this Garden is probably[line 2]
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＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...I knew it.[sr]This is the Garden of Lost Will.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
A cold and unforgiving Garden that whittles away the hearts of its visitors by stripping away their delusions and torturing them with self-loathing.
[k]
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＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...Merlin did say you can leave this Garden if you can hold out till the end...
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...but the whole thing is a cruel trap meant to make you lose your heart and mind before you can.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...Well, whatever.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
I can always cut the line when I need to, to avoid having my heart and mind destroyed.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
Sure, I won't be able to escape anymore if I do that, but there's no way Baobhan Sith has enough magical energy to keep this Garden going that long, anyway.
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
I'll eventually get out of here one way or another.[sr]So until then...
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＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
...I just have to contend with a bunch of things I'd rather not.
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＠Faeries
Ahh, the prophecy was true.[sr]That girl is our star of hope.
[k]
＠Faeries
She will be our salvation.[sr]She will be our absolution.
[lr]It was so beyond pitiful that all I could do was[sr]try to muster a smile in return.
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I swear. [&He:She] already looked so broken that I didn't[sr]even know what kind of brave face [&he:she] was trying[sr]to put on.
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[&His:Her] knees are starting to give out.[sr]It won't be long before the rest of [&him:her] follows.
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I know this is none of my business, but I should at least put an end to [&his:her] Lost Will before that happens.
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We may be separated by a wall, but I can still at least stop the magecraft from[line 2]
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＠[%1]
...No. Despite it all...
[k]
＠Altria in the Garden of Lost Will
Huh?
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[lr]Huh?
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...Is [&he:she] seriously standing back up now?
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＠Oberon
That's why you should just quit now, [%1].[sr]You're only making things harder for yourself. Just stop.
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＠Oberon
All this fighting you've been doing... Chaldea's Grand Order... It was all too much for you.
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
His words were just what I wanted to hear.
[k]
＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
That's right. It's exactly what I've wanted someone to say to me for a long time now.
[k]
＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
“It's okay. You've done enough. You don't have to finish what you started.”
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＠Doctor
Here, let me give you an example.
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＠Doctor
The best thing for a species may be for it to continue to exist, but that's not always true for individuals.
[k]
＠Doctor
Individuals[line 2]people, if you like, are always wavering between two desires: the desire to Continue, and the desire for a Game Over.
[k]
＠Doctor
There's nothing wrong with choosing Game Over. Everything has to end.
[k]
＠Doctor
If we refused to accept that that applies to life too, we'd never be able to do anything.
[k]
＠Doctor
So we all have to make our peace with that.
[k]
＠Doctor
No matter how long someone's winning streak might last, it must inevitably end.
[k]
＠Doctor
Huh? That's not good enough? You want to know what you should be aiming for then?
[k]
＠Doctor
Haha, I should've known you'd be so optimistic,[sr][%1].
[k]
＠Doctor
It's simple. Don't try for a Game Over.[sr]Try for a Game Complete.
[k]
＠Doctor
You, me, and everyone else are going to have to roll credits someday. But until then, all we can do is try to complete as many of the tasks before us as possible.
[k]
＠Doctor
Happy, sad, failure, success... None of that matters. As long as you've never done it before, anything goes.
[k]
＠Doctor
And you still have plenty left to do, don't you?
[k]
＠Doctor
You've got a lot of living ahead of you before you can truly say you have no regrets.
[k]
＠Doctor
I believe that's what's best for an individual, but above all...
[k]
＠Doctor
...nothing would make me prouder than to know you did all of that.
[k]
＠Doctor
...Oh, right. You're supposed to be taking a break,[sr]and here I am talking about who knows what.
[k]
＠Doctor
Okay, see you later. Have another great day. And if you ever want to talk, you know where to find me.
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？1：That's right. Despite it all...
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
Despite it all?
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？1：I'm still not ready to give up.
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
Why is that?
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[lr]At first, it was like a curse. I felt I had no[sr]choice but to fight. But not anymore.
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I've stepped on lots of things, and left so much and so many behind...
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Despite all that, I still have something pushing me forward.
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Back then, I shouted, “To live!”
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Those were the words that helped me defeat the “best” thing for humanity.
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So now, I have to find the answer for myself.
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
I see. And what would that be?
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＠[%1]
I don't know just yet.[sr]Right now, all I have is the wish to live.
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
Hah. A wish?
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＠[%1]
That's right. What's wrong with that?[sr]Everyone wishes for what they want.
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＠[%1]
Everything I've achieved so far is because I wished for something I wanted.
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＠[%1]
So I'm going to keep going, and I'm going to find out why I think that way.
[k]
＠[%1]
So what if I lack confidence? So what if this is too much for me to handle?
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？1：That's no reason to give up now!
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
Seriously?
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＠[%1] in the Garden of Lost Will
Well, I'll be damned.[sr]Were humans always this resilient?
