[17]
I'll finish deciphering the grimoire faster than that.
I sthat so.
Say, Heiter, this grimoire... Chances are...
Heiter?

[18]
...Please don't make such a face.
...It's been a miracle I could act normally up until now.
I'll hurry up with deciphering the grimoire.
...Please do.

[19]
Fern. Take a break from the training.
Heiter collapsed.
Go stay by his side.
I have yet to knock down that high rock.
That's something you'll eventually be able to do.
For now-

[20]
It cannot be "eventually."
Because "eventually,"
Heiter-sama will die...
I was saved by that man.

[21]	mcgannahan
I think it would be a waste for you to die now.
...A "waste"...?
It's quite a while ago now, but I lost an old friend of mine.

[22]
Unlike me, he was driven, upright,
and the kind of person who would never leave behind someone in trouble.
If he had lived on instead of me,
I'm sure he would've been able to save many people.
Unlike him, I considered living the rest out of my life quietly, but...
One day, it suddenly dawned on me.
If I were to die like this,
then everything regarding courage, determination, and friendship that I learned from him...

[23]
Wouldn't all of those beloved memories disappear from this world as well?
If you have beloved memories inside of you as well,
I think it would be a waste to die with them.

[24]
Heiter-sama always feared dying and leaving me alone.
That man did the right thing.
I don't want him to regret saving me.
Whether I'm a mage or not, it doesn't matter.
Learning how to survive on my own is my repayment of gratitude to him.
"I'm glad I saved you..." "Everything's all right now..."
That's what I want him to think.
...So you've been memorizing everything I've taught you.
Yes.

[25]
Very well, do as you wish then.

[27]
Both resurrection and immortality,
neither of them were recorded down.
Is that so.
Were you aware?
The fear of death is immeasurable.
If such a thing existed, Ewig himself would've used it, hm?
Then, why...
How has Fern turned out?

[28]
She's still rough around the edges in some parts, but she is by no means inferior to an adult.
Is that so. So she made it in time.
That means she wouldn't be a burden anymore, would she, Frieren?
[mcgannahan for these two]
I'm sorry, Heiter. I cannot do that.
She would only be a burden.
...You calculated this, didn't you, Heiter?
Hahaha...
Your pay for the deciphering is in the desk drawer.
Please leave this place with her by tonight.
What for?
As you can see, I do not have long anymore.
I don't want that girl to experience losing anyone else.

[29]
Frieren. I'm leaving Fren in your care.
Are you acting cool again, Heiter?
Fren has already been preparing to leave.
What you should be doing before dying
is to give a proper farewell to that girl,
and to try to make as many memories with her as possible.

[30]
Frieren, you truly are a kind girl.
[mcgannahan again]
Say,
why did you save Fern?

[31]
If it were the Hero Himmel, he would have done so.
You're right.

[32]
Then, I too,
think I'll do that.

[34]
Thank you very much.
Thanks to you, I was able to repay Heiter-sama.
I was simply outsmarted.
By this Corrupt Priest.
Well then, shall we go?