[The bonds we made. The bonds we cultivated. The bonds we love. They will never be broken, or lost. It doesn't matter how far apart we are, they will always remain strong. Everyone's heart is connected to the people they know and trust. It's those bonds that helped us search for our purpose in life. As long as it's a purpose you believe in, there will always be a way to fulfill it. You, me, my sisters, anyone else, there are no barriers to our hearts. Our hearts are one, isn't that right?]

"Tsubaki-chan! Your project was really well made! How did you get such good shots of the action?"

Tsubaki:"My boyfriend has a friend who's really well versed in that stuff."

"The way you presented it was so good! You're no doubt going to ace it!"

Tsubaki:"Thank you!"

…

"She's so cool! She got the boys to calm down!"

Matsui:"I just did that since they pissed me off. I don't know what-Oh, my phone is ringing. Maeda-kun! What is it? You want us to meet this summer? It's really important? Okay, I'll go no matter what!"

…

"Did you hear? Maeda-kun knocked him out while blinded."

"Even with two swollen eyes, he was calm and hit where he heard the other person."

"He's way calmer than he was at the start."

Maeda:"You punks talking behind my back!?"

"We're just your fans!"

"Guess he's not that calm."

…

"I can't believe it. How are you dominating Astrology this much?"

"Please teach me!"

Takeda:"Come one, come all! I'll be more than happy to help with any questions you have!"

"How is he doing that sparkly thing?"

"I don't know, but isn't he dreamy?"

"And he's the second highest scoring student!"

Takeda:"...S-Still second…"

…

Sanada:"President, it's time to decide the funding of the clubs."

Rito:"Again? Are the higher ups that incompetent?"

Yae:"It might be better to say our president is too good at her job."

Takebayashi:"That's enough. Come on, we can't afford to be late."

...

[Sometimes I wake up and wonder if everything was a dream. What I experienced with you was simply too magical to be real. But it was all real. Your warmth never disappeared from my hands. Even if I never saw you again, this feeling would stay with me forever.]

Kiku:"Look, I passed! Now let me listen to Ichika-san's new song!"

Oda:"Of course, as promised. You don't mind, Ichika-chan?"

Ichika:"Of course not. Just for you, Kiku-chan, a song from the rising star taking the world by storm months before it becomes public!"

Kiku:"Yeah!"

Oda:"Only one, you hear? We have another recording session for your third album in a week. We can't have you getting a sore throat."

Ichika:"Right. Let's go, Kiku-chan."

Kiku:"Off to Karaoke!"

Oda:"That's not what it-Oh, whatever."

[Five sisters full of pain, who were guided to the stars above the sky. All pretending to be something they're not or trying to tell themselves the world was nothing more than a fairy tale. They would open their eyes to see and accept their distorted world.]

"It's crazy how popular Nino-san is. You'd think she wouldn't have time for anything considering her workload."

"I hear that she's the daughter of that Nakano."

"The same surname is the famous singer and the actress?"

"Yeah, apparently she has a great understanding of chemicals, even outside of school."

"Here she comes now!"

Nino:"Teacher, here's the project due for next week."

"So early?"

Nino:"I want you to give me critiques now so I can fix it."

"Are you sure?"

Nino:"I'll only get one chance in the real medical field. And no way in hell am I letting my time to make mistakes go to waste! So get to grading!"

"Y-Yes!"

"Ah, there's her dominant side again."

"Whoever she ends up dating will definitely be the bottom."

Nino:[They're talking about me again. Is that how I look to these people?]

[We were all dragged out of the holes we dug ourselves into. We were forced to face reality. We were fools, but with his help, our dread burned away into the vastness of the world.]

"This is so delicious! These pancakes are incredible!"

Miku:"I'm so happy my recipe turned out well just in time."

"You've been doing so well! You must be a prodigy!"

Miku:"Haha, no. Every recipe I make has a very rough trial and error process."

"Really? The final product is always so well made."

Miku:"Back in high school, I would make outright poison sometimes. They really could have killed someone if left in the wrong hands."

"It couldn't have been that bad. I mean, you're still alive!"

Miku:"...Well, I didn't eat a lot of the worst ones. That was relegated to Fuutarou."

"Ah, that guy you always talk about!"

"I'm surprised he started dating you after almost killing him."

Miku:"Y-Yeah, I was pretty surprised too. Okay, that's enough, I have to make a new batch."

[The bad feelings. The premonitions that we would fall short were washed away. There was still the possibility of failure. But it's that very failure that allowed us to move forward. To cross the river of life with the help of those stepping stones.]

"How do you do it, Yotsuba-san? You became such a good actor in such a short time!"

Yotsuba:"Hmm, I just put myself in their shoes...That's not helpful, is it? I tried my best to not only see the others as the characters, but the surroundings as the actual setting."

"I see."

Yotsuba:"And well...I guess I have experience with lying to myself. But...that's not all there is to it. Despite me acting, the character that I want to play. The character that I'm playing is very much real."

[Yellow, purple, blue, green, red. Those colors began to fly. Through the mask of deceit and lies, we flew to our goals, our faith and our virtues.]

Itsuki:"Phew, that took too long."

Itsuki looked over her homework.

Itsuki:"I still have the second set, but it's getting late. It's not good to rush it."

She then took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.

Itsuki:"I need to sleep before I make a midnight snack and get a bad tummy ache again."

[On our own, we were incomplete, but together, we made the full circle, the full pancake. But that's not necessary anymore, we're all our own perfect pancake.]

…

Fuutarou:"You want me to tutor you?"

"Yep! You've consistently been at the top of the grades since you came here! We were wondering if you could help."

Fuutarou:"...I can point you to someone who would be more than glad. Sorry, but that's not something I can do."

"Aww, really?"

Fuutarou:"Yeah. I was a tutor once."

"Was it a bad experience?"

Fuutarou:"Far from it. While there were plenty of potholes, it was some of the most fun I've ever had. But, I promised that they would be the only ones. Not to mention, my prices are pretty high."

…

...

A woman with long hair and a necklace got off of the bus. She had been invited to a trip to certain hot springs. She stretched a bit before getting a message to meet up somewhere. Once she got there, she saw a certain man approaching her. The woman perked up and ran to the man. The moment he noticed her, she had already jumped into his arms.

Miku:"Fuutarou!"

Fuutarou:"Miku!"

-2 Years Later-

End of Chapter 169