Vol 1 Epilogue (1/2)

SECRET FILES – KIZUNA

each wish: epilogue

Tears fell on her clenched fists

After hearing the end of the story, Haruka started sobbing, without thinking about how the others ht look at her

She couldn’t restrain her wave of emotions

A heart-wrenching feeling that cut into her –

Ake fora peaceful life

However, none of those was granted Those wishes had been popped like bubbles

Haruka ih she had never ain

How long did she continue?

When she finally wiped her eyes, she lifted her head and saw Isshi+n’s s face

‘Are you all right?’

Though Haruka nodded silently, it was a weak nod – she felt like shethat

'That’s why that guy never abandons hope, nohis head

Words that Yakumo had said to Haruka before came up in her head

The kindness she sometimes saw beneath his contrary exterior

The strength he had to find hope and believe in people, even after his mother tried to kill him

Yakumo was probably that way because of Isshi+n and Akemi

After thinking that, Haruka alain

'Do you have any photos of Akemi-san?’ asked Haruka She wanted to see the woed Yakumo, even if it were only once

'Photos… I’ll go look,’room

'I’ll say this because Isshi+n isn’t here, but…’

Gotou started talking

'What is it?’

'There was ’

'Asked you to do so?’

Haruka thought about it, but she couldn’t iine what it was at all

'Yeah A falsification of the teacher’s death certificate’

'Falsification?’

As a rule, Isshi+n and the word falsification didn’t connect

Why would he need to do that? And as falsified?

There ful reason, but Haruka had no way of knowing

Gotou looked around the roo his throat

'I made it one day later’

'One day later?’

– What for?

'He wanted to send in the e certificate first,’ answered Gotou

That was enough to explain

Haruka could understood Isshi+n’s thought

He had probably wanted to accept her into his faest reason was probably to take in Nao

To take in the child of somebody you weren’t married to, there were a number of difficulties, but there wouldn’t be any problem with a stepfather

When Haruka thought about Isshi+n coreet

'You don’t have to talk about unnecessary things’

Isshi+n had returned to the living room at some point

Gotou hurriedly looked away and pretended not to have heard

'Well, it’s fine,’ said Isshi+n in resignation as he sat down Then, he placed a photo on the table

It had been taken at school with the schoolyard in the background and the whole class in the photo

She was at the very front in the first row

The photo was so small that Haruka couldn’t see the face clearly, but she could tell that Akeentle and beautiful woman

'This is the only photo I have of Akemi-chan,’ Isshi+n said sadly

'Is that so…’

'If things had to happen this way, I wish I had takennow’

Though perhaps there were no photos, Akemi was in Isshi+n’s and Yakumo’s hearts

Haruka hadn’t met Akemi directly, but she still hoped to keep her in her heart

As Haruka looked at the photo, she suddenly spotted soht her eye

The person on the very right of the first roas the only person looking down, see displeased