"Well, what strategy will we use this time?" Emi asks Chrono.
"Well, most likely they went to see our first fight, so ... they know what Kazuma will do, so ... if you do not mind, I'd like to start with you Emi-san." said Chrono.
"I have no problem in facing Jillian or Sharlene" Tokoha told the redhead.
"yeah, I get it." he answers her.
"Well, since I'm not going to participate, it's best that I go and see how Sendou is doing." said Kazuma.
"If something happens, let us know immediately." Chrono says.
"I'll keep it in mind." he answers and withdraws.
"Well, I think it's time to rest a little, tomorrow will be a long day." the redhead was saying goodbye, who was about to retire ... but this is stopped by Tokoha.
"Chrono, I have to talk to you, in private ... if you can?" she said.
"Emi-san... could you give us a minute?" Chrono tells the brunette.
"Yes, take all the time you want, I'll tell Akane-san not to be worried." Emi answers him, who leaves them alone.
"Well, what did you want to talk about Tokoha?" asks Chrono.
"Well ... Do you know how is Mikuru-san?" she answers, who apparently hid something.
"No, and I don't know if she's still awake ..." Chrono answers, who receives a call from his cell phone.
"Hi, how's everything there?" a female voice says ...
"Mikuru? How are you?" Chrono asks him when he recognizes his aunt's voice.
"Well, tomorrow I will be realized from the hospital, by the way ... Tokoha is with you?" Mikuru asks his nephew.
"Yeah why?" Chrono answers him.
"Well, there's someone here who wants to talk to her." Mikuru tells him.
"It must be Mamoru-san..." Chrono thought.
"Toko-chan, someone wants to talk to you." Chrono told her, who handed his cell phone.
"Hello?..." she answers.
"So Toko-chan ... huh?" Mikuru tells him.
"Mikuru-san!" shouts Tokoha.
"Sorry, she told me I could do it." Mikuru answers.
"She?" Tokoha reacts confused.
"Hi, how's everything going?" he is greeted by a voice that Tokoha knew very well.
"Mom?" Tokoha answers him.
"Is everything all right? ..." his mother asked him.
"W-well, w-why d-do you a-ask... e-everything is f-fine." Tokoha replies nervously.
"Are you sure? your answered me something nervous." his mother answers her.
"Yes I'm sure, by the way, what do you do with Mikuru-san?" Tokoha asks him.
"We came to give my mom and dad the goog news, and thats that you went to the next stage." a familiar voice responds.
"Nii-san..." says Tokoha, who remembers the discussion he had with his brother.
"We see that they did very well, Mikuru-san and I saw the tournament in card capital and..." he replies, but at that moment ... Miukuru takes the phone again.
"Don't worry, I talk to your family, they have their reasons to be worried, but how many times has Chrono not done the same thing?" says Mikuru, who tries to calm her down.
"Thanks Mikuru-san." she answers.
"Well, now you two concentrate on the tournament, we will be supporting you!" Mikuru tells Tokoha.
"We'll do that." she answers. Minutes after finishing the call.
"Well that's all ..." Mikuru says.
"Wait ... you won't talk to Chrono?" Tokoha asks him.
"It's not necessary, we already talked to you and thats what we wanted." Mikuru tells him.
After the call ...
"Is something the matter?" the redhead asks him.
"No, why are you asking." Tokoha replies, who escapes a small tear.
"You don't need to hide it ... I know you well." Chrono answers, who hugs her.
"That's not fair, that was my line." Tokoha replies, who wipes her tears.
"Well, I'll go to the hotel with Kazuma." Chrono answers him.
"Wait ... we can go somewhere else before." says Tokoha, who blushes a little.
"Uhm ... sure." the redhead replies.
A little later...
"Well, what happened?" asks Chrono.
"Well ... my family talked a little with me." says Tokoha.
"That is good." Chrono answers with a smile.
"Yeah... I think so" she said depressedly.
"Hey, why so sad?" Chrono says to her.
"Well ... I owe you a lot, you and to Mikuru have done a lot for me, if Mikuru hadn't talked to my parents ... I'm sure and they would still be mad with me." Tokoha tells the redhead.
"Don't say nonsense, no matter what happens they are your parents and they love you." Chrono answers him, who gives him a pat on the head.
"Thank you, although I don't think the peace lasts for long." Tokha replies to him who hugs him.
"Why?" Chrono asks.
"If my dad knows that Chrono ... Oh that's right we're still nothing, maybe I acted a bit" thinks Tokoha.
"Something wrong with you?" Chrono asks, but Tokoha doesn't answer.
"No, I'm fine." finally she replies.
"If you say it." Chrono says.
"This place is very important for me, you know?" says Tokoha, who remembers something of his past.
-...-
"This ... was the last place where I talked to Miguel." she said sadly, while Chrono was silent.
"Uhm ... and why are you bringing me here?" asks Chrono.
"Well ... there's something I want to tell you." Tokoha tells him who blushes.
"Can it wait until the tournament is over, right?" the redhead asks him.
-...-
"This is ... our last tournament together, right?" Tokoha tells the redhead.
"What's that?" Chrono answers him.
"Oh, nothing just thought out loud." she lies to him.
"Is it okay? Tomorrow ... Let's give our best!" Chrono says.
"Yeah!" she answers, who then thinks ... "although it doesn't matter what happens ... I want to continue by your side a little more."
To be continue...