future of despair II :: inigo and gaius

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Gaius: Wait! You're... this world's Inigo, right!?
Inigo: F-Father!? You should be dead... why?
Gaius: I'm not your dad... I came here from another world. I'm a different person than the Gaius you know.
Inigo: Um... so you're my father from another world, then. I see... even if you're a different person, I'm glad I could meet you. .....
Gaius: Inigo... what's wrong? Did you get hurt somewhere?
Inigo: No... I've been fighting like I was going to die since before, so now that I've seen your face, I feel a little tired now...
Gaius: Back when the suspension bridge broke, huh...
Inigo: ... you saw that.
Gaius: Yeah... seeing you wanting to protect your comrades is indeed fine... but I... I didn't want to see that. I didn't leap into another world just to see my son get killed.
Inigo: ... I'm sorry.
Gaius: No... you don't have to apologize. If I arrived here just a little earlier, you wouldn't have been in this predicament. Sorry, Inigo... forgive me.
Inigo: No, there's not need for Father to apologize for that. Even if you're not the Father I know, I was able to meet someone who shares the same existence as him. Just that, and I... I-I...
Gaius: Inigo?
Inigo: Huh... why are there... tears... even though this isn't the place to be crying... even though this isn't my real Father...
Gaius: ... you've been so stressed all this time, it's only natural.
Inigo: Uuu.. *sob*... w-what should I do... m-my tears... won't stop... I can't, I can't fight like this...
Gaius: ..... ... here.
Inigo: Wha — ... is this, candy? Why...
Gaius: Well... I don't really get it either, but I don't really like seeing you cry, so... I thought this would be a good idea.
Inigo: ..... ... this... is the same kind of candy Father gave me when I was a child... It's the... same kind of candy that Father always gave me to help me stop crying... even though there's no way that you would know this... you might be a different person, but you're... definitely... my father... my... father...! Uuu... *sob* uwaahh,..!! Father, Father...!!
Gaius: Oh man... looks like my plan backfired... no, cry out your heart. Including all those tears you endured until now, all right. When your tears stop, let's fight together. I'll protect you... I swear it.