Kingdom Hearts: Saving Life in Another World

Chapter 38: A bright path ahead

"Garfiel, mind if I ask something?" Emilia asked, wanting to know how to deal with the trial. Garfiel noticed this and quickly responded,

"What would ya like t'ask me?"

"I know my trial is my trial. It won't help very much to ask you about it."

"...? Then what on earth're yer askin' 'bout?"

"Now that you've overcome the Trial...no, overcome your past, do you feel like you've changed? That you can accept that change in yourself?"

Garfiel stood silent for a moment, processing Emilia's question before he crossed his arms and thought deeply on the question itself. After a brief few seconds, Garfiel responded to Emilia's question.

"Can't tell whether t'say ths'thing changed, or t'say that I got it back."

"Hm."

"This scar on my noggin's somethin' I did t'myself. T'try n'forget a bad memory."

Garfiel taps his forehead to indicate the scar he caused himself while also gazing at Ram who is standing beside him and looking at him.

"Garf."

"Shut it, don't say nothin' 'Tll make me miserable. Pushed th'blame fer it ont'er someone else so I could hide a bad memory...Realising now how yer knew that n'went along with it fer me suddenly makes me feel like crap."

Subaru and Sora both looked at Garfiel and Ram, seeing that the two have an understanding with one another and have a definite, warm, and familial kind of bond. Garfiel looked back at Emilia and continued.

"Anyway, whether we're sayin' it changed er came back, I ain't th'same as before. Yer guys changed me. So now's to see how yer'll all change... makin' sure yer don't wind up all talk."

"Hmm. Okay. Then I'll be doing my best to match your expectations."

Emilia smiled full of determination, knowing that it is up to her to save the Sanctuary while being aware that Subaru and Sora will both be dealing with the mansion, not having forgotten the problems Roswaal has caused them. She begins to make her way towards the tomb with Subaru commenting on this.

"You are going?"

"I am...Following Garfiel's performance, I'm absolutely going to beat it."

"Can yer do it?"

"I am doing it. I've decided not to fear change."

Emilia gives both Subaru and Garfiel's questions a nod, confident in her own ability. Just as she was going to go, Ram stops her and gives her curtesy while holding her skirt, solemnly, as if she were a servant paying respect to someone of higher status. Subaru noticed this and was about to say something yet knowing that it would lead to Sora hitting his head, he stayed silent.

"I request forgiveness for my rudeness. I had, in full sincerity, doubted whether you would rise to the situation."

"...Mm. I'm sorry for being so ineffective."

"Indeed you were ineffective and a blight to onlooking eyes. But now you have risen and have resolved to challenge. Whether that was antecedent by a desire to or whether your sincere wish had been to flee, presents not the slightest of an issue. I had determined. Would your stance be one to challenge the Trial, or be else? Where I would entrust my own problems rested upon that. Should you have exhibited a desire to flee in surrender, I would have followed to the world's course. But should you have exhibited desire to fight-"

Ram glances at Subaru, which catches him off guard for a moment before she continues.

"May your endeavours proceed well, Emilia-sama. For your safe return shall I await."