Vol 2 Epilogue (1/2)
Epilogue
“Yo, welcome”
Meai Yuu’s school, wrapped witha restraining belt, which is a clearly strange-looking outfit to be in, happily welcomed the newcomer
In the middle of the jet-black space,a wall-less classroom appeared mysteriously
In that place, Ikui Librium appeared
Somehow she wore the sa belt
“There are plenty of seats left, but given the opportunity would you like to sit next to Meme?”
Within the classrooht in the middle seat
“Look, same as you I was also killed by Onii-san Meme’s stomach were torn into two, like──”
Ikui was unable to answer Meure appeared on top of the platform-like spot within the space It’s an old man as called as Maharl by Niiro
“Oho, our teacher has arrived Better hurry up and get to your seat”
Menored by the old man
Maharl dutifully open his mouth
“You who had been defeated by Haruha is now a reserve Therefore, I’ll have you spend your time in this isolated pace”
“Won’t you dispose off or seal me?”
Maharl nodded easily to Ikui’s apathetic question It’s siuess the flow of this conversation just by visualizing the face of the person she’s talking to, but there was no need to do that
“Normally it should be the case Your existence has been marked by the Population Control Board However, Niiro Mansei said he wanted me to entrust you to him as a sample”
“Is that so…”
“In other word you will no longer under by supervision Do you have anything to say?”
Ikui hesitated Maharl raised his eyebrows This abrasive attitude means?
“……Ipeople
To love, to not be separated, to hate, to be hated, to be together, to have one’s own feeling reach another, to not be not touched by others, to not go away── and much more, all of their emotions, all of that which are not lies, moreover it all intertwined with each other in a complicated fashi+on
It is so that Iku couldn’t read; they are people who Iku can’t understand…… Iku finally met ‘someone else’”
Ikui appeared to be blushi+ng And because of her clothes, she appeared to be a simple clumsy kid Maharl closed his eyes
“Is that so Self-consciousness is the power to explore the heart of a personality different from one’s own, to identify the similarity and differences of one’s own heart, all in order to communicate with others You finally encountered those who you can’t read with your ability for the first ti interest in those people you finally attained a sense of self, it seems”
Niiro ht be able to grow like Haruha, to a stage where she would attain emotions close to that of a human
However, that means she will lose worth as Maharl’s experimental body
That’s why Maharl turned his back to Ikui who had no words left to say He still has the mission to create a Hadzar, based on Ikui Libriuher adaptability
Ikui silently saw off the human she first met when she was first born in this virtual world
“Niiro-kun”
When Maharl speaks, Niiro’s figure appeared by his side
“Yes?”
“About, Ikui Libriuress from here on?”
“Of course”
After that final exchange, the old ures disappeared No one knohere they went Ikui faintly sighed
“So Iku-san can read a human’s heart huh~”
Now that the adults finally left, Meain started to talk
“That’s right However, I was just shown the limit of that ability”
“How about Me around in Meme’s head?”
“………”
Ikui squinted her eyes and looked at Memento── after that, she shook her head
“It’s all messy and cluttered”
Ikui then sat on the seat next to Memento’s
Days passed
The Kasugai household was in the middle of summer vacation
Yuu and Miharu, who had just returned fro sun, found a pair of unfamiliar sneakers at the entrance
“So she caain……”
“It’s okay right?”
“I didn’t say it’s a bad thing though”
Yuu felt a bit conflicted, but Miharu was straightforwardly happy The two later entered the lightly cooled living room and heard an electric sound echo inside
“Hrmm? Galaxian Axe won’t show up?”
“It’s hard to tiinners should start small Small I tell you!?”