Chapter 160: No One Can Save Others, One Can Only Save Oneself

Salvation.

It used to be Kagura Hikaru's most detested word.

He once came across a passage in a certain light novel, a character's catchphrase.

"People cannot save others, they can only save themselves."

Helping others.

It sounds good, but in the end, it's a form of interference.

Whether the outcome of interference is good or bad, the one who interferes cannot take responsibility for it; only the person being helped must bear the consequences.

It's their life, after all, and what it turns out to be should be for them to decide.

It's okay to scream for help and let others step in; after all, humans aren't creatures meant to live alone in this world.

We are social animals; from the moment we are born until we fully mature, we are vulnerable and need others' protection, which is so-called interference.

When one reaches the age where they can decide their own fate, this privilege disappears.

From child to adult.

From being saved to saving oneself.