Kasou Ryouiki no Elysion Vol 2 Epilogue
Epilogue - The End, and The Beginning
"Uu〜...Uuu〜..."
*sharasharashara*, the glossy black hair shook restlessly.
Seeing his little sister go back and forth nearby Taiga sighed and said for the fifth time that day.
"...Fuyuki, calm down a little."
She took note of what he said and stopped her feet, Fuyuki was wearing a specific remodelled kimono from Aries. However, a moment later she started to do the same thing again, causing Taiga to sigh once again.
"Haa... theres still twenty minutes until were supposed to meet. Are you going to continue doing that until then?"
"B-but its been a week! You know just how long Little Sister waited for this!"
"Well I know but——"
"Ahaha... its pointless to say anything to Fuyuki when shes like that. Shes been waiting for her contact all this time."
Hearing Ruis words he thought I guess so, and was reminded of how Fuyuki acted over the past few days. Whenever she had free time she checked on her terminal, he remembered about her appearance as she confirmed if there was any contact from that girl.
———Its been ten days since they defeated 《Zygote》.
When Angel disappeared the blockade was released and the four were able to log out somehow. ——However, neither Fuyuki nor Shio came out of it unscathed.
What Taiga found when he rushed home, was the appearance of his little sister who was lying on the floor.
Although he immediately carried her to hospital, because she overused her brain she had to spend three whole days in bed. Fortunately there was no permanent damage or disorders, and now she was as good as new.
The problem was the other person——Shio.
Honestly, even though Taiga logged her out, he was still a bit lost.
Thats because her real body was far away, in the Karasubas place. He didnt know whether she suffered serious consequences or not.
Even so, there was nothing they could do for her. Thats why, after logging out he asked Haya to collect information through her acquaintances.
It seems like when he rushed to the hospital——Haya was already on the move.
The damage caused to her to her virtual body converted into pain and also damaged her spirit. Especially her limbs which were lost to 《Zygote》 seemed like they didnt work.
Im going to go through rehabilitation and Ill be able to move again, its all right——after they listened to the message from Shio through Haya, the trio was relieved.
Since then, they had waited for six days. In other words, Shio contacted them yesterday. Because she recovered to some extent she was given a permission to log in, and told them that theyll meet in 《Aries》.
And thus, the three stood at Aries initial point——and waited for Shio at this golden meadow.
"Uuu... Brother, how many minutes left?!"
"Five minutes. If its the earnest Shio, she should be arriving about now———oh?"
Immediately after, a light appeared nearby them.
The pillar of light faded away slowly, and behind it appeared a girls figure.
Silver hair that glittered lightly, thin limbs covered with pure white skin and a hunter costume with a strange amount of exposure. Shio opened her eyes slowly and smiled from ear to ear after finding the trio.
"Can it be, that I made you wait?"
"We just came here way too early. Dont worry about it. ...come on, Fuyuki, go on."
Even though shes been eagerly waiting for this, he had to press her back because she was so nervous.
Although she looked back anxiously for a moment, after seeing Taiga and Rui smile, she went to pick Shio up.
"Eh, umm... its been ten days, Shii-chan."
"So it was... Ive heard from Onii-san. To save me Hime-chan overdid it and pa.s.sed out. Thank you very much."
"Thats... its Little Sisters fault that you became like that... rather than that, hows the condition of your body? Ive heard there was an influence on your limbs."
"Their movement is still a bit dull, but theres no problem as far as normal life goes. The doctor said that if I continue the rehabilitation it will be restored completely, theres no need to worry."
"Is that so, Im happy to hear that."
Fuyuki sighed with relief. Although she already heard it was all right through Haya, it seems like she was still anxious.
"Yup. Im already free from Karasuba as well. With this I can finally start my own life."
"...free from Karasuba? What do you mean——it cant be, were you told something by your family?!"
"Well I was an unneeded child in the first place. My only remaining value lied in the fact I could be married off somewhere. But no one will buy defective goods right? They said, and after that I was told I can live how I want."
"Thats... what are they thinking Shii-chan is!"
Anger boiled within Fuyuki as she heard those selfish words. After restraining her for so long, they throw her away now that shes no longer needed as if she was a disposable object.
"It might sound awful... but Im happy with this, thats what I thought."
She was always living according to her familys wishes. She has always desperately tried to live up to their expectations.
And in it, there was no will of her own.
"Its the result of the first choice of my own in my life. I dont regret becoming friends with Hime-chan again."
"...Shii-chan."
The fact that it was a lie, was found out immediately.
Fuyuki knew just how much Shio wanted to be acknowledged by her family since she watched her from up close. There is no way a long period of ten years can be abandoned that easily.
"...what do you intend to do from now on?"
"For the time being I want to challenge many things, and find something I can enjoy. And... umm... for the time being I thought about continuing in 《Aries》, umm..."
They could easily tell the words that would come next.
Thats why, Fuyuki said with a big smile.
"——Yes. Lets do our best from now on, Shii-chan."
A gentle and warm feeling filled her chest.
"So with this everything is settled, right?"
"Indeed. It seems like it was worth meddling in."
Seeing the two girls finally get along, Taiga immersed himself in an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
These two should be all right now. No matter what will come next, they wont be cut apart again——thats how strong the bond they created was.
"...ah! Speaking of which, Rui-san still didnt introduce herself to Shio-chan!"
"Nnn? Ahh... I guess youre right."
Taiga had traveled together with Shio, but since Rui had been in charge of Fuyuki she hadnt had a chance to talk with her. And after that they hadnt had time for that.
"Mumumu... Fuyukis friend is also Rui-sans friend. Thats why, Im going to get along with her too."
"Ohh. Do your best—"
He sent off Rui who started to run towards the two, Taiga was left alone and he looked up at the sky.
The case was settled——although he decided to summarize like that, he didnt really think that way.
That was because there were too many unknowns in this incident. And all of them, were leading towards that mysterious virtual body called Angel.
Ill be more wary next time——thats what it said. Without a doubt, it wasnt done yet.
"Fine. Come if you want. Next time Ill cut you up."
He had to settle it with Angel sooner or later. Feeling conviction in his chest, Taiga started to walk slowly.
Until this matter starts to move again, probably until the not so distant future. He decided to enjoy his normal life in full.
———Under the distant blue sky, he headed towards a garden of girls with smiles blooming on their faces.