“Across Countless Years, With You”

※Translated with machine translation. Some mistakes may be present.
The computer I use for lettering/editing has been having issues, so I wasn’t able to edit the dialogue properly. Sorry!

“I can barely remember the things that were once so important to me.”
“The roads we traveled, the laughter we shared… even their names.”
“If I can’t remember them, then I have no choice but to write them down.”
“Not as memories… but as records.”
“Their time has already moved forward.”
“…and I’m not part of it.”
“…The truth is,”
“I wanted to stay with them… for much, much longer.”
“But… I’ll leave the rest to them.”
“Even if no one ever reads this.”
“…This is fine.”
“…This is enough.”

“‘As we prepared for a new journey, each of us made ready in our own way.’”
“Now that I can read,”
“maybe I’ll understand something on the next journey.”
“I should get ready for that too… hm?”
“There wasn’t a book like this before, was there?”
“…This cover…”

“『If you’re reading this diary, then you must be moving forward.』”
“『If that’s the case… then that’s enough.』”
“…This was your diary.”
“I want to find you… somewhere along this journey.”
“This time… I want to be the one who can help you.”
“…Loop.”

(“Since that day, I’ve visited countless towns with wishing trees.”)
(“I just felt like… if I were to meet you again, it would be beneath one.”)
(“It seems the tree in this town is on the outskirts.”)
“I wonder how many places this makes now…”
“…This one feels different from the others.”
“……I knew it. You’re here.”

“Hey. So you made it forward.”
“…I had a feeling I’d see you again.”
“I didn’t come back because I wanted to.”
“I had a wish to end everything… and a wish to stay with them.”
“I couldn’t fulfill either of them.”
“So… here I am.”
“Really… I’m half-finished in every way, aren’t I?”
“I came to talk.”
“…Everyone wanted to thank you.”
“I wanted to tell you that.”
“And also… I was hoping”
“that maybe we could travel together.”
“…I’m not going.”
“…I’m someone who once wished for ruin.”
“If I go with you, I might destroy your future.”
“Ah—don’t worry about it, kind little stardust!”
“I’m used to losing people anyway!”
“……I understand that fear of staying close.”
“Because I…”
“…can’t fully believe in myself either.”
“I still wonder if I even deserve to be here.”
(pretending that I’m okay,)
(while living with the part of me that might bring ruin,)
“Even so… I can’t help but want to stay with them.”
“I lean on their kindness.”

“But I don’t even know who I am.”
“So through this journey—through the choices I keep making—”
“I want to become someone… myself.”
“That’s why I want you to choose your own path too.”
“Leave because you’re afraid… or stay even while afraid.”
“…Either way, I’ll accept you.”
“Because we’re mirrors of each other.”
“…Can you give me some time to think?”
“Yeah.”

“…Everyone!”
“Whoa! They’re glowing!?”
“…Uh—um, who are you?”

(“I know.”)
(“What I’ve done.”)
(“How much I twisted this world.”)
(“This is my punishment.”)
(“I should never hope again.”)
(“…I should give up.”)
(“I should keep my distance this time.”)
(“…I know.”)
(“…And yet—”)

“Still… I wonder why Loop won’t come see us.”
“…That’s probably because”
“he cares about you all.”
“He’s afraid he might hurt you.”
“…Hmm.”
“…When Sif talks about Loop, his voice sounds a little different.”
“…You trust him a lot, don’t you? Kinda makes me jealous…”
“But hey! If we see him again, we have to thank him!”
“Yeah.”
(……They don’t realize that I’m Siffrin.)
(But they remember Loop.)
(They’ve made a place… for me.)

“……Yeah.”
“I wanted to be there with them!!!”
“I hated everything! I didn’t want to be here! I even thought it’d be better if I just died!”
“But… even so, I love them!!”
“There’s no way I could ever give up on that!!”
“Leave because you’re afraid, or stay even while afraid—
I’ll accept you either way.”
“…Because you were there.”
“You were there—and it hurt. You were there—and it saved me.”
“…Even so, I—”
“We…”
“are probably mirrors, no matter where we go.”

“Stardust.”
“I really am someone who shouldn’t be here.”
“Even so…”
“I want to live—with all of you.”
“Yeah. I understand.”
“…Everyone.”
“Let me introduce him properly.”
“This is… Loop.”
“He’s the one who helped us.”
“What!? That person from before!?”
“You’ve changed… I’m so glad to see you again.”
“I’ve been wanting to thank you properly!”
“Thank you!”
“—Let me say it again! I’m Loop!”
“I can give advice about traveling, I think! Nice to meet you!”
“I’m really happy we get to travel together!”
“…I see. If Siffrin brought you, then there’s no issue.”
“…Everyone…”
(Will they forgive)
(this selfish wish of mine—wanting to stay here after all?)

“…The truth. You’re not going to tell them?”
“I want to tell them when I feel it’s the right time.”
“…I see.”
“But I’ll give your words back to you.”
“You should talk to them properly someday.”
“…But for now, I think this is fine.”
“The time we have to think is limited…”
“But we understand the path we’re walking now.”
“Let’s go together, Loop.”
“You’re allowed to be here too.”
“…Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”

“Today, a new journey began.
My wish once came to an end.
And yet, what comes after has begun.
Let’s start the journey again.
This time… as myself.”

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