CH 5.22(2/2)
When she heard this story. Tima opened her eyes wide in surprise.
It was true that Ena and Hannah often angered Mars, but that was probably due to their very close family ties, and Tima also felt that their entire family trusted each other internally. In fact, she heard that Mars never brought his entourage to Ushitotei.
However, although his current family believed in each other, Mars still couldn't control his anger until now.
After hearing Hannah's story, Tima knew. It was a kind of self-defense.
The trauma he experienced when he was a child. It was his act of desperation due to the fact that he was abandoned by his relatives and the unreasonable violence he received when he was a child.
"...I want to be strong... I want to be strong enough to overwhelm such unreasonableness. In my heart, I thought that if only I had the same strength as Nozomu or you..."
That was the real reason why he continued to seek power. And he was jealous of those who had the power.
"I thought if you taught me magic I would be able to grasp that power, but that was my misunderstanding... In the end, I couldn't even control my anger."
“........”
Tima just sat next to Mars listening to him talking to himself while hanging his head down.
"...Such a pitiful story, huh? I drowned in my own anger, and what I did was the same as that damn man..."
"...Mars-kun"
Mars' regrets and confessions. The days when he couldn't contain the anger raging in his heart, his jealousy towards his friends, and his confession of the mistakes he made. His thoughts started to overflow and never stopped, and it was the first time for Mars to reveal what was on his mind to others.
"It's the same... What I did to Nozomu today. I was overwhelmed and proud to be able to use that technique. Back then, if I had left it to Shīna and the others, this probably wouldn't have happened... In the end, I just... "
Mars gritted his teeth and blood dripped from his clenched fists.
Tima gently put her hand on top of Mars's hand.
“........”
"Tima?"
Mars tilted his head, probably wondering about Tima's actions. Tima clasped Mars' hand and once again opened her mouth while looking straight at him.
"I know. Actually, Mars-kun is very kind. Everyone knows. Ai, Nozomu-kun, Somia-chan, even Shīna-san too..."
Tima spoke the words slowly so she could convey them to him.
"Mars-kun, you know... When we fought against Rugato-san before, this hand protected me... and this hand also helped my best friend."
Tima's hands were a little cold. However, for some reason, her hands felt warm for Mars. It was able to melt the frozen ice and unravel Mars' solid heart.
"What Mars-kun did might be a little wrong, but we can still fix it. Since you're not alone, Nozomu-kun and we are still here for you, right?"
Hearing Tima's words, Mars raised his face with a surprised expression.
The time with his real father, who is now gone, could no longer be brought forward. Ever since his father ran away, Mars really had nowhere to vent his anger in his heart.
However, if it's with Nozomu, he can still make it in time. Since Nozomu should still be in the city, Mars wanted to meet his friend once again.
"... Can I make it in time?"
His inner anxiety did not go away, so Mars asked Tima to make sure, and Tima answered in a firm tone.
"You'll make it in time. Yup, let's make it in time. You'll meet Nozomu again and say it properly this time. "You! What are you hiding from us!" let's tell him that."
"Haha... Are you trying to imitate me?"
Perhaps Mars found it a bit funny when Tima imitated his tone, a natural smile appearing on his face. Mars closed his eyes again and took a deep breath to organize his thoughts. Mars took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly as if he was dispelling his anger. Exhaling and opening his eyes as if he had made up his mind, and he stood up vigorously.
"...That's right. I have to meet him again and apologize. "Don't hide anything from us!", I have to say that to him."
A fearless smile appeared on Mars' face. It was his usual expression.
A smile also appeared on Tima's face when she saw Mars' expression. The same thing they were thinking about,
(Meet Nozomu, bow down and apologize to him, then ask Nozomu to tell us what he's hiding.)
"Then, for the time being, we have to find where that Nozomu guy is ..."
"That's right. Ai and the others are still looking around the city, so we ... aw~!"
Once they decided what they were going to do, the two of them tried to find Nozomu in a hurry.
However, Tima's face was distorted when she tried to stand up, and her body staggered.
In a hurry, Mars supported her body. Mars' eyes caught the sight of Tima's ankle which was swollen red.
"You ... that ankle."
Mars looked at Tima's ankle with a surprised expression.
The next moment, his expression turned harsh. He realized that her wound was due to him pushing her when he hit Nozomu.
"Eh!? Ah! I-it's okay. It hurt a while ago, but now I don't feel much pain anymore..."
Tima panicked when Mars saw the wound on her ankle. She tried to gloss it over, but Mars yelled at Tima.
"Idiot! Of course, it's not okay! It's getting worse!"
"Eh~! Wait! Mars-kun!?"
Mars put his hands on her shoulders and legs. He picked her up and hugged her. He immediately started running. His destination was Ushitotei.
His head was full of the thought that he needed to take care of her right away, and he didn't notice Tima's face turning bright red due to the way he carried her which was princess carry.
"Anyway! Let's go to my house and treat you right away!"
"E~, ah! Wait, wait!... Kyaa!"
Mars ran across the city at night while listening to Tima's screams.
By the way, after arriving at Ushitotei and treating Tima, he was scolded by Hannah and Ena, and they also questioned them about the princess carry, and both of them made their faces turn bright red.