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*Day 25,500: 03 [Nagano Erika] ★*

Sitting on the living room sofa, nibbling on a rice cracker... Erika, wearing a sailor uniform, was reading a manga.

Flip, flip, flip.

Now that she'd finished the volume she was reading, she lifted the dust jacket to look underneath.

Too bad. Underneath this volume's cover wasn't a bonus manga, just a monochrome copy of the cover art, it seemed.

"Hrmm."

Muttering to herself, she put the volume down and was about to pick up the next one, when...

Ding... dong.

What she heard was the sound of the doorbell ringing.

From the distinctive rhythm of the chime, Erika knew exactly who it was.

Followed by,

"Eee-ri-kaaa, let's plaaaayyy."

A very familiar voice.

"Comiiiing."

Answering like that, Erika walked to the entryway.

"Opening it now~"

Calling out loudly enough to be heard through the door, she undid the lock and opened it.

Standing there was a female student in a navy sailor uniform. A petite girl with glasses and a single braided ponytail.

It was Nagano Erika's best friend, Mido Sayoko.

"That was fast."

Erika spoke to Sayoko, her eyes full of warmth.

"Yeah. I didn't go to the future."

Sayoko replied.

"I know. I was watching the whole thing."

"I see, so you saw everything."

"That's right~"

Erika's eyes softened as Sayoko let out a small laugh.

"Are you done with your work?"

"It's fine. Those kids are pretty dependable, and Kyouka is still there... Oh, Kyouka said she's coming to play later, too."

"Oh, that's something to look forward to."

Placing a hand on her chin, Erika nodded to herself.

"By the way, Eri-chan, what should we play today?"

"Let's play that thing. Gunstar Heroes on the Omega Drive. We cleared it on Normal last time, so let's try Hard difficulty next."

"I wonder if we can beat the transforming mech in the underground mines on Hard."

"Come on, let's give it a try. If we get tired, we can just watch a movie or something."

"Okay. Then, we should probably go to my place."

"Yep, let's head over to Sacchan's house."

Erika put on her shoes, and they stood side by side.

Sayoko's hand touched hers. Their fingers spread, intertwined, and their palms pressed together.

Feeling the warmth, the two met each other's eyes and smiled.

"Shall we go then, Eri-chan?"

"Yeah, let's go, Sacchan."

Matching their pace, they stepped outside the entrance.

A warm, dazzling light spread out before them, stretching on endlessly.

Letting out cries of joy they couldn't suppress, the two of them walked into it.

Laughing,

"Fufufu,"

"Ahaha."

"We'll be together forever, won't we?"

Sayoko said happily, gazing into Erika's eyes.

Squeezing her hand tightly in return, Erika replied.

Yeah. That's right.

Together forever.

Eventually, their figures vanished into the radiance as if being drawn in.

Leaving only the sound of their laughter echoing behind.

(The End)