The Hero Went Crazy Even Though I'm the One Who Died

<p>As the hero's comrade, I died after blocking him from the evil dragon's breath.<br/><br/>Well, it's fine.<br/><br/>Hero Elkinas was the only friend I trusted to have my back.<br/><br/>I'll go out with a bang, I guess, so the hero can marry a pretty woman and live the rest of his life.<br/><br/>…Is what I thought would happen, but after 80 years passed, I came back to life in a completely different body.<br/><br/>And…<br/><br/>“It’s regrettable, Arlene. Elkinas went insane. Completely insane.”<br/><br/>That was the first thing I heard.<br/><br/>*<br/><br/>What else could I do? I need to help my close friend who seems to have not been able to accept my death, so I decided to stay by his side while hiding my identity.<br/><br/>This way he could completely accept the past and become happy, which is why I died for him.<br/><br/>But… I think he recognized me.<br/><br/>"You… You're Arlene, aren't you?"<br/><br/>I touched my face. I definitely don't look like Arlene. Shouldn't there be no way he could know who I was?<br/><br/>"I won't ever let you go… Ever," Elkinas said with shining eyes.</p>