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LOST GARDEN Link Story -Siams- | Chapter 6

Siams: Hey, I brought food—

Luca: ...Kai...

Siams: ......

...What, is he sleep talking?

Bizele: Meo~w

Siams: Come on, Bizele, don’t wake him up.

Luca: Ngh... Izzat you, Bizele?

Siams: Ah, shit...

Luca: Oh... Mornin’...

Siams: ...Yo.

Luca: You didn’t bring me a parfait this time, huh?

Siams: Don’t act so spoiled.

Besides, if you only eat parfaits, you’ll never fully recover.

Luca: That ain’t true. Don’t underestimate the power of parfaits.

Siams: In that case, can you get out of here already?

Luca: Huh...?

Siams: How long do you plan to stay here?

Luca: ......

Siams: Jeez... I don’t mean you have to up and leave right this second... I mean, I kinda do, but—

You can’t just stay here forever. I’m saying you need to start thinking about your next steps.

A lot of shit goes on down here... and I don’t have any particular reason to save you from it.

Luca: You’re not wrong...

Hmm... What should I do...

Siams: ......

Luca: ...I had a dream about Kai earlier.

About... the moment just before he died.

He told me that from now on, I need to live my own life. He also said that I don’t need him anymore...

I didn’t know what to do when he told me that out of the blue...

Siams: ......

Luca: Kai has been by my side from the time we were born...No matter what we did, we did it together...

I thought that it was only natural that the two of us would continue to live like that forever...

I never even considered... the possibility of living on my own, without Kai...

Siams: ...That’s a thing? I can’t imagine what that’s even like.

Luca: I do get self-conscious about it being strange, but that’s just how things were for us.

...I only have faint memories of this, but... There was a time when I wanted to be a Hero.

Siams: What...?

Luca: Not only that, but I assumed Kai felt the same. I wanted to live my life as a Hero with Kai.

...The only real difference between us twins was our health. Kai was always a lot weaker than I was.

That’s why I figured becoming a Hero would be tough for him... And I gave up pretty early on myself.

Siams: ......

Luca: I don’t think about it now, of course.

I’m sure you don’t wanna hear this from me, but...

I can’t think of a single thing I want to do... It’s not easy to just “live my life” because he said to.

Kai: “I had nothing.”

“I just...wanted a reason to live—”

Luca: ......

Siams: Nope, I don’t understand at all.

Twins are too unique. Or maybe it’s just you two...

Luca: ...I don’t know about the rest of the world, but the two of us had pretty complicated lives, so we hardly ever spent time apart.

If we had gone to school like regular kids, we probably would’ve had different classes and school work sometimes, but we didn’t even get to do that.

When we joined the military, we were told that we were stronger together, so we were always a package deal...

Siams: Oh yeah?

Luca: We were also told that our personalities were totally different from each other, but we didn’t see it that way.

In fact, we were able to understand exactly what the other was thinking...

......

Siams: ......

Yeah, definitely strange. I can’t imagine being treated like a two-for-one deal around the clock from the time you were born.

Sirius sometimes treats me and the narcissist that way, but I can’t stand it...

Luca: ...Which reminds me, you said you were born and raised here in the Lost Garden, right?

What about your family...?

Siams: Good question. I had parental figures, but I tossed ‘em aside myself. I don’t have the slightest clue where they are or what they’re up to these days.

As for siblings... I think I might’ve had them, but I don’t remember anymore.

That’s just how it is for people who are raised in the Lost Garden: no different than stray cats. People having kids and babies being born was never given any fanfare.

Luca: ......

But that doesn’t mean you’ve been alone all this time, right?

You’ve never... met anyone who helped you out when you were in trouble, or treated you with kindness?

Siams: Have I met anyone...?

Luca: ...Well, I guess maybe Sirius would be that kind of person for you.

Siams: ......

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