The Reason I belong there: Episode Kengo

Author's Note: Contains hints of spoilers, if you never went through the game, you probably won't understand it.

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Original Game: Little Busters Ecstasy

Original Game Chapter: Refrain

Original Concept: Key

Written by: wrathie

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Author's Final Notes: This is a serious spoiler warning. Read at your own risk if you have not finished the game!

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I was trained, never to lose, never to be defeated.

I am Kengo, the one who have not lost a single bout.

I am the pillar of Little Busters.

Never falling, always there, waiting for the time I needed.

I am Kengo, the undefeatable one, the one who would protect the people I love.

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I love, the Little Busters.

That is undisputable.

Without them, my life would be in a constant shadow of Kendo.

Never moving away from it, training everyday.

My destiny, to be the best in Kendo, was taken away from me.

Yes, taken away from me by the Little Busters.

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But, I do not mind that.

It is simple why I do not mind that…

I was always there, always training by myself.

I was the strongest for a long time, always have been.

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But, the day when my master was defeated, it was the day where I was free.

Where, I had the chance… not to train.

When he, the original founder of Little Busters held out his hand to me.

I was confused. I did not know what to do.

My life, has been always Kendo, nothing else, nothing changing.

But for the first time, I had the chance to go do something else.

Something else that I had missed, that only I had missed.

And so, I grabbed his hand and told him my name, Miyazama Kengo.

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So that's why, I protected them.

Protected him and her.

I did not wish to hurt them any longer.

Not with the lies, not with the truth…

I wanted to look after them, for I loved them.

Little Busters is my everything, Little Busters is the life that I wanted to led.

My life, much has been taken from me.

So much, I wanted to earn it back.

And he gave me the chance to indeed do that.

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He gave the chance to do what I wanted, to enjoy life.

I gave up on Kendo.

The path that had been forged for me, a path that I had not known was suffocating me.

After all, everything, everything was a lie up till now.

Until the last moment, I realized that…

All I wanted was, to enjoy life.

To enjoy the life that I had with you, with her, with them, with the Little Busters.

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So I wanted to protect all of this.

I made my choice from the start.

I will not give in to him.

I will not give in to the one who had made the mistake.

I will not give in to the false hope he had placed on her and him.

I am Kengo, I will protect the two of them.

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For this is what I wished for.

For this reality to be here forever, to shield them from the truth.

From the truth that will destroy them and to destroy us.

They are heading towards the darkness.

The darkness where no hope will remain.

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Riki, listen to me.

You have done well, you have done great.

You have pulled her from the depths of the darkness.

You had let go once…

I was too late to tell you that…

But you fought, you promised that you will live strongly.

Even if you had forgotten, even if you yourself cannot remember.

I know you have became strong, became so strong you were able to bring him back to you.

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But isn't it enough?

Isn't it enough for you three to be together?

It is alright, it is fine. I know I wish to, but it is impossible.

I'd rather you and her be safe, be happy in that small world that you created for yourself.

You have him, the one who had watched over you two since the beginning.

You have the one who made no decision and yet made the right decision.

The decision, to not interfere… to not go against anything that he didn't wish to.

He said so, that even if he had something to say, he would not say it.

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Perhaps, Masato is the most mature one of us all.

Willing to shoulder this burden on his shoulder when all of us is retreating, running from the truth.

Avoiding the, harsh reality of the world that we live in.

But, let me look after you.

Even if I cannot join you, at least, I know that it would be better for you.

At least, I know that you would be safe. The people that I love would be safe.

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So why have it come to this?

Why have I lost?

Why have I… been unable to win.

When I look at the two of them, I realized they had grown stronger than even I had imagine.

The childish face, the face that I had thought never grew, had grown up.

He has the determination to live on. He remembered that he swore to live on…

And she, the flower that we had swore to fought for…

Had grown stronger as well, she was the one who had bested me.

She was the one who had reminded me why I love the Little Busters.

What I had forgotten, what I had not achieved.

Everything that I love about here, every reason that I belong here.

To have fun, to enjoy myself.

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So that's why I belong here… belong in the Little Busters.

And that's why I have no regrets.

Riki, Little Busters will remain forever.

Even if it's just me.

Even if nothing remains and this is forgotten.

Little Busters will live through me.

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So it is alright, for you to go.

To go into the darkness, to find the truth about this world.

I will always watch over you, Rin, Riki.

Just like how I saved you…

I do not expect any thanks, nor do I want any.

All I want, is for you to know.

I love you, all of you, Little Busters!

Author's Notes: The one who had to burden the most, meet the person who had tried his best.

There is no regrets, only the bitter taste, that you can't change the future.

But he is the strongest, he can.. and will... carry the weight of that...