The sealed dragon awakened, and I fought alongside the heroes to restore the twisted original story.
I believed we had become true comrades who shared life and death.
But that was my mistake.
While everyone cheered for the heroes, I was not among them. Because I was a commoner—I didn’t belong among the nobles who made up the heroes.
So I left the capital alone.
And the dragon, thought to be asleep, opened its eyes once more.
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“Cornelia.”
A man, his cream-colored eyes shining, looked at her with a sorrowful expression.
“Please come back. We’re comrades, aren’t we?”
Everyone behind him nodded in agreement. They all clung to her.
Cornelia’s gaze landed on the man at the very back, who was only biting his lip in silence. He said nothing, just looked at her with the same sorrowful eyes.
Cornelia looked at them and gave a bright smile.
Except for him, the expressions on everyone’s faces immediately lit up.
“No, I’m not coming back.”
One regret is enough.
