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The sky gloomed as the lovers stood on top of a mountain,
Nozomi leaned herself on Eli's body, snuggling herself closely. Eli stand quiet and looking at her bitterly,
"Ericchi, it's nice to see you back…" Nozomi said before she kissed Eli's neck.
Eli smirked at her,
"Where you been?" she whispered softly as she began to gently brushes her body against her quiet lover.
"Will you show me incredible things?" Nozomi kissed her on her lips.
As that happen— Eli, with a swift motion, turning her around and pushed her down to the ground, pinning her as she sat on her back, facing her face to the town— the messed up town with smokes all over the place.
"That….. that is what you done to me after everything I give to you?"
Eli's voice is fading.
"Ericchi….? Have I done a mistake?" she asked innocently.
"Have you done a mistake?" Eli smirked pathetically.
Nozomi remained quiet— she knows this isn't a usual annoyance that Eli's express to her,
"Hah! Can you even tell me…. did you do it to protect? Did you do it to help others?" Eli asked.
Nozomi remained quiet for a moment,
"If I have to tell you the truth…. Yes…. Yes I did…." Nozomi said.
Eli held her cry,
"Just….just how twisted you've become?" Eli asked,
Nozomi smiled faintly.
"You don't understand…." Nozomi said.
Eli bit her lip,
"If we have to see through everything…. Nozomi…. who is the one who can't understand? You…. or me?" Eli asked again,
Nozomi remained quiet for a moment to think,
"I wouldn't say it's you…. and I wouldn't say it's me…. we both are facing the same confusion as we… couldn't see what each other have been through…." Nozomi replied.
Eli sighed weakly, she released her and stood up before she walks away from her— trying her best to not cry. Nozomi woke up and she turned to her,
"Nozomi…. do you remember the first time we met each other again? After all those years…." Eli asked.
Nozomi smiled,
"You tricked me to confess to you… and I was upset about it— but I'm glad I did…." Nozomi said.
"Then I told you… I'm willing to keep you at my home, even if it means that you will break my furniture every single day… and for a moment there…. I thought, do you really love me? Or was it just caused by my charm which made you lust over me….?" Eli said.
"I couldn't pass a day without thinking about you, Ericchi…" Nozomi said with a faint smile,
"Then you came up and shoved a trouble for me, a trouble that I wouldn't even need to care about from the very beginning… you said, it's a serial murder… you want a justice to stand… and you insisted me to help you out with it…." Eli said.
"It was really a reason for me to turn into what I do not wish to…"
"And yet you embraced that power, and yet you made me feed your hunger…. And yet you made me kill so much to defend you and the others…. The others that somehow been dragged in to the similar trouble with you…"
"It was all coincidence… it was all the God's wills…."
"Say, have the God tell you? Have you heard Him with your own ears?"
"As long as it happen, then it is what he want to happen…"
"Are these all religious talks coming from you so that you have an excuse to do anything you can do? Do you really believe or you're just putting him in as your shield? Have you gone insane that you kill in the God's name?"
"I'm not that kind of person, Ericchi…. I did not kill with the God's name… it was all me and my desire— and the God just let it happen… so that what happen next can be happen…"
"Do you have any idea… do you have any idea about what happen next?"
Nozomi sighed quietly,
"Do you hate me for doing what I've done?" Nozomi asked.
"If I have to turn it around, Nozomi…. do you hate me? Do you hate me so that you did all these…?" Eli replied,
"I did it…. because I love you…."
"Is it truly love? Is it truly because you love me so that you destroy the whole town as I parted away from you…. just for half day!"
"It's not what it looks like…. There's more depth in this…."
"What? Because peoples have started to panic as they see you in that form? Because they called the army to take you down? Or like, because you're jealous to anyone who see me in their magazines or shopping bag?"
"No…it's not even the last part although it might be what I'll feel as I see it happen… but No… Ericchi…. I can explain it…"
"Nozomi…. there is no more time for explanation…. Or lies that you will tell just to convince me that you do it for others…. I see it with my own eyes… that you tried to kill two of our friends… I see it with my own eyes that you're breaking those armies… and I see it with my own eyes… the one who've become my pride betrayed me… you're killing me slowly… Nozomi…"
Nozomi remained quiet to it.
"For one year, I always loves you, being as gentle as I could with you… so that one day you will do that to others…then you demanded me to be rough with you on bed, saying that you like it that way— you like it when I hurt you… and you like it when I dominate over you… it's not like I mind with it— I never mind with you demanding me…. but please… do you understand? Do you understand why I give you what you wish for?" Eli began to cry.
Nozomi still quiet…
"I wished that you would understand me— understand that what I want for you is to be at least keep yourself in control. I hoped that you would show me that you will really protect your kind, as a sign of appreciation of what you're born as…. But look…. If this is what you did to your own kind…. What will you do if I take you back to my home world?"
Nozomi is a little surprised, though she decided to remain quiet to listen further.
"Did you know? My parents just retired from their title, they asked me to take over the throne early… my peoples already demanded me to reveal about who will sit next to me… as my queen…. And I really wanted to take you there and show it to everyone…. Show that you're the one that I choose as my queen….. so that they will know you and use you as an example…"
"I know a lot of my kinds are still outdated, compared to human beings… but that's why I'm really passionate about how I will become an example to them as well. I really want them to step further, I really want them to have a culture... a culture that you can appreciate, just like human being… I want them to have pride of their own… and I want them to see human as a teacher and friend…."
"I thought that the way I met you…falling for you, and to be reunited with you is one way for God to tell me that I can actually love my kind one day and return to my world to make the change… but…. you… clearly tell me another thing…" Eli said bitterly.
Nozomi still quiet…
"You're really telling me…. that I do not need to make a change… you…. the one that I trusted most among humans… betrayed me… breaking my heart into pieces…. Humans are indeed a foolish… humans tearing each other apart… and humans… destroy their own kind for the sake of their own… you're no different than what my kind always tell me about…."
"It's not their fault…" Nozomi finally say something.
Eli remained quiet to listen to her,
"It's my fault… I've been selfish… and I'm not representing human being… the whole world isn't represented by me only…. They have their own perfection… and you should see that instead…" Nozomi replied, her voice fading.
"It's true…. It's true that I love all the pain you give me… but there is one pain that I do not want to feel— and it is a pain to see you suffering…." Nozomi added again.
Eli frowned,
"I've been a bad girl, I've been a cold blooded murderer… I'm such a pathetic, I'm such a liar… I made sacrificing a lesser amounts to save the bigger part of the world as an excuse to clean up the world from they who oppose against me… I'm a tyrant… and no better…" Nozomi continued.
Eli couldn't help herself to not cry….
"Ericchi…. I've never known what feeling I have to you… I've never known about it… I don't know too… if it's truly love… or is it just my lust…. I always…always wanted you on my side… and now you made me realize that….." Nozomi began to cry,
"…that I've been a big burden to you…. this love story will never work out…. and it's already too late to realize it…." Nozomi approached Eli.
"You're someone in such a high place… you're the light of the night… one that could make a change to the darkness… while I….. I am a darkness in this perfect world… You can make a change…. You can show them that humans are indeed an interesting being… a teacher…and a friend for your kind… you're a mistress…. And I'm a criminal with a mask of justice…I'm horrible… I'm a chaos…" Nozomi kneeled as she got close to Eli,
Eli turned around to see her,
"That's why… I want to give your pride as a mistress back to you…" Nozomi bend down and put her head on Eli's feet.
"Kill me… so that you can teach them that this is what a human like me get from betraying her own kind— and to destroy your trust…. Kill me as painful as it can be… take my heart out if you will… because that might be the only way to end my life and your suffer…." Nozomi said again.
Eli clenched her fist,
"I will not fight you… and I will not try to escape from you…." Nozomi said.
Eli created an ice battle axe with her magic,
"But please… remember… for the dreams you have for your kind and the human being… please make it true… never lose your heart of light because of my betrayal…"
Eli lifts her battle axe,
"…then to the one who will sit next to your throne as your lover… I hope that person is the most perfect match for you…" Nozomi continued as she closes her eyes, waiting for her execution to be done.
"Thank you for all of your love…. Ericchi… I will treasure it eternally…." Nozomi whispered.
And as Eli swing her axe— Umi just suddenly crashed her with her horns…. Throwing Eli away from Nozomi…
"Ahhh! That was really close! I thought you'll miss, Honoka-chan!" Kotori said from distance.
"Lucky-shot!" Honoka said cheerfully. Kotori and Honoka are still on helicopters.
"At least give me a warning if you want to throw me!" Umi yelled. Eli is burrowed inside bushes, then she woke up slowly. Nozomi is still remaining in her place— unmoving.
"What on shattering earth you're all doing?!" Eli yelled. Her face is all red and tears still falling from her eyes.
The Helicopters landed smoothly near them.
"I knew you will take it wrong…but Eli-chan! Nozomi didn't do anything bad today! She is a very good girl!" Kotori said as she—somehow got off her wheelchair on her own and run to her.
"Yeah… it was all just a misunderstanding…" Honoka said.
"Do you think you can lie to me? I saw you all being in trouble of getting killed by her…" Eli said.
"No-no… that was unintentional! She just a little lost it after I attacked her, it was my fault…" Umi said.
"Yeah, and there was someone else that pissing her off… it's really is not her fault… she is just trying to protect us…" Kotori said.
"The armies began to panic as she killed that someone… and she also started to lose herself as the soldiers threaten her and attack her… it's really not her fault…" Umi added.
"Is that true?" Eli asked.
"Yes! It's true!" Kotori said.
Eli frowned, and as her eyes glow, Umi and Honoka suddenly kneeled.
"W-whoa… what happen?" Honoka said a little panic,
"My body…I can't move it…" Umi said.
"Did you remember what everyone said? My charm last permanently…. So even after I released you from it, I still can have a control on your body…." Eli said coldly.
"Eli-chan…" Kotori said worriedly.
"Say… is that true?" Eli said.
"Arghh!" Umi and Honoka moaned as their body suddenly bent abnormally.
"It's true! To begin with, the mess around the town wasn't her fault either! Maybe some is… but it wasn't her who started it! It was Leon! We were chasing him and he started to throw vehicles on us and hurting civilians!" Kotori shouted.
"Humans are just so good at making lies… aren't they…?" Eli frowns deeper at Kotori
"I didn't lie! It's the truth!" Kotori said.
Eli steps further to approach Kotori, her eyes really tells that she is very unfriendly.
"Eli-chan! Stop it-nya!" Rin shouted as she came out from the helicopter. She is the driver of it…
Eli turned around and casted a wall of ice in front of Rin, Rin quickly stopped before the sharp ice touch her,
"Don't come any closer…. I do not trust any of you anymore…." Eli said.
"Eli-chan… listen, Kotori-chan is telling the truth-nya… I can support it with a few facts that Kayo-chin just texted me…. Nozomi-chan is been a good girl and gentle to everyone… a lot of people thought her as a mascot walking around the street and she is been playing with kids too! Nozomi-chan didn't do anything bad-nya! She is protecting us-nya!" Rin said.
"I said…. I don't trust any of you anymore!" Eli grows the wall of ice— Rin quickly make a far distance from it.
"Have Mercy, Eli!" Umi said as she and Honoka bent further painfully.
"If that's true, then any of you can explain about what happen to Maki? I remember I told her to pretend that she is chasing you all and Nozomi supposedly came to save you all… but the last time I see her she was taken to the hospital of her own… who injured her?" Eli asked.
"I know this will sound stupid, but it was me… I was trying to snipe to Leon, but then I forgot I shouldn't use the red dot to aim… Maki is chasing the red dot and caught my paralyzing ammo…" Umi said.
"Do I sound like I want to hear joke?" Eli said as she forced Umi to twist her body abnormally.
"Aargh…!" Umi writhed,
"The more lies you tell me, the harder it will be…" Eli said.
"I didn't lie…. It will be a lie if I blame this to Nozomi…. and I will keep telling you that until you believe me…" Umi said.
Eli frowns deeper, she added more force to the bent on Umi— a little cracking bone heard from her.
"Eli-chan! Stop it!" Kotori shouted and she is already pointing a gun to Eli that she somehow own. Eli turned at Kotori.
"Stop it! You're hurting them! You have to stop and believe us…." Kotori said.
Eli glared at Kotori coldly— her glowing eyes piercing deep to hers which somehow able to take control over Kotori as well, she forced Kotori to point the gun to her own head.
"It's pathetic…." Eli said weakly,
"I'm trying to give the best for your kind and my kind…. And yet you're—…."
Before Eli finished, Nozomi suddenly pounced at her and that unleashed Honoka, Kotori and Umi from Eli's spell. Nozomi and Eli began to try taking a control of their moves and distance from each other— yet Nozomi is a lot stronger and she grabs Eli's horn and eventually shoving themselves off the cliff.
"Aahh!" Kotori, Umi, Honoka, and Rin panic.
Eli tried to slow down their fall with her wings, yet Nozomi suddenly held her wings,
"We both are tyrants, aren't we?" Nozomi smiled mischievously.
"You….." Eli frowned at her.
"Let's just fall together… Ericchi… and if one of us survives… then that will be the champion of this battle…"
The Clinic;
Maki laying down on the bed, Niko sitting next to her as she tried to research about the current state of the town. The news only shows up about the strange flying creatures who quickly snatched away the giant werewolf to somewhere.
Niko sighed,
"What a big mess…." Niko said.
"Red….dot…must…..catch…." Maki said.
"Are you drunk!?" Niko yelled.
Suddenly Niko's phone ringing, Niko quickly pick it up.
"Hello?" Niko said in her phone,
"Niko-chan! C-Can you get an ambulance or something? Uh…maybe… flying ambulance?" Kotori asked.
"Huh? Well… the ambulances are very busy right now, Sup?" Niko asked.
"Uhhmm… we… we need to find Nozomi and Eli, they both fell from the cliff..and I think it's going to be very serious!" Kotori said.
"They will survive… leave them alone…" Niko said.
"Niko-chan… Nozomi was about to be killed by Eli… then we stop Eli…and then…Eli trying to kill us too…. and then… Nozomi trying to kill Eli! It's very serious! Come on!" Kotori yelled.
"Heh, you probably need a tank not ambulance to stop them from fighting… no.. maybe let's just build a gundam or something…" Niko said.
"Niko-chan!" Kotori sounded upset.
"I….I have helicopter! S-santa-san gave me Helicopter... last year… and it's red!" Maki said.
"We're not talking about toy, idiot…" Niko said.
"No….. retard…. I …really has one…bzzztt…." Maki still can't actually move with her body paralyzed.
"Should've told me!" Niko said.
"Aaah! Just… you two… can you two come here with some medical kits or something?! Maybe take Eve and Kayo-chan with you too?" Kotori said—frustrated.
"Ah, right. I'll just go call them right away…." Niko said.
Kotori sighed,
"Be quick, ok? This is serious… I'll tell Rin-chan to send you coordinate…" Kotori said before she close her phone.
The foot of the mountain,
Nozomi woke up, staring into her surrounding, wondering where she has ended at. At the time she realizes she is landing non on the ground— she turned her sight down.
A pool of blood and a figure— a figure that she loved so much and now it's pale and unmoving. Her wings broken, though her horns still perfectly fine on her head— her blonde hair stained by the blood,
"Ericchi…" Nozomi called her softly.
No response. Her eyes opened wide and her mouth opened slightly, Nozomi tried to place her finger on her nose— there is no sign of breath… then she tried to listen to her heartbeat… she could hear a very small sound of it which eventually fade.
"Ericchi!" Nozomi shook her.
Still no response.
"Ericchi…." she called her with a weakening voice,
Nozomi placed her hand on Eli's cheek.
"I ended up to be the one who killed you…. aren't I?" Nozomi said pathetically.
She chuckled to herself,
"I'm really such a big mouthed bitch… I told you I'll not fight back… yet this is what I done to you…" she said.
"I wish that they never saved me before… so that you will stay alive…and I died…." Nozomi said as she began to cry. She turned up to the sky, it's covered by the giant trees everywhere. She tried to remember how things happened before…
She could remember… they weren't fighting to get the top position as they fall… they were fighting to get the bottom— so that they died and the other survives…
"Ah—No…. even if they never saved me before… you'll never done that to me… because after all…. You loved me… and I—…." Nozomi paused
"…and I'm selfish….." Nozomi said as her voice faded.
"I…. I actually know that I love you… but to see you suffer because of it…. to see you burdened and feeling betrayed by a mistake that I done… I want you to believe that…. because I…. I want to stop burdening you… especially when I know you're…." Nozomi sobbed,
"You're carrying another responsibility…. a responsibility that…." she sobbed again,
"…that is a lot more important than my selfish desire…. I know you care about your own kind so much… and I know you care about us as well…. Ericchi… I want you to stop suffering…. But this is not how I wanted it to be…."
Nozomi cried in despair.
"…..I know about something… even if you died, you still can say something…right…? Your farewell? Your last wish?" Nozomi giggled pathetically.
"Because… Lilith did… and I believe her death was a lot more horrible than you…" Nozomi continued.
"Ericchi… even if…." Nozomi sobbed and bent down to kiss her lips,
"Even if I'm not your kind…. Will you speak to me? For the last time…? Or perhaps…. You want me to stay here…? With you…. looking at you painfully? I don't mind to do that…" Nozomi said.
Still no response…
"Look, I'm such an insane…no…. I've been an insane… this will be another time of you leaving me alone again, right? and this time... really for forever….?"
And as she said that, she could hear a helicopter sound,
"There! There they are! Rin-chan!" a voice from above…
Nozomi frowned slightly.
"I'll do this…" Honoka said before she jumps down without parachute.
"W-wait! Honoka-chan! Rin-chan can land nearby! Uuhhn….Umi-chan take care of her!" Kotori yelled before she pushes Umi down— without parachute.
"Aaasrgrhhh! Don't push me! My bones still haven't recovereeddd!"
And Umi fell very roughly. The Helicopter moves away. Then after a moment, Honoka ran to them and Umi followed but she is a little hobbled and crooked…
"Nozomi-chan!" Honoka said.
Nozomi only giving them a faint smile,
"Welcome…." Nozomi said.
"Eh….?" Honoka flustered.
"What can I help you with today?" Nozomi asked still with the faint smile.
"N-…Nozomi-chan?" Honoka and Umi getting more flustered.
"If you don't have anything you need… you may leave... it's dangerous to stay here…" Nozomi said.
Honoka and Umi turned their sight down to Eli— who Nozomi sat on to. Eli doesn't look alive.
"Eli…" Umi said sadly, she tried to approach her but Nozomi suddenly turned into werewolf, stepping to them and barked at her.
"Nozomi-chan! calm down! We're here to help…." Honoka said.
Nozomi turned back to her human form,
"I don't need your help… this is now where I belong…get out before I chew you out…!" Nozomi intimidated them.
Honoka and Umi become speechless until suddenly another helicopter passed by, it's daring red and there's a very cool looking black sticker of "Nishikino Maki" name. It moves pretty quickly and they swear it's going to the same way at where the other helicopter went to.
"Another to interfere my time with Ericchi…." Nozomi frowned.
And suddenly, she could hear a voice,
"Run! Run! An Evil spirit is after you!" the voice said.
Nozomi began to feel a little agitated,
"Nozomi, are you well?" Umi asked as she noticed the agitation.
Nozomi panicked, somehow her body feels really hot again and she began to be forced to transform again.
And even though she has been warned, Nozomi stayed in her place and she could feel herself to be very insecure.
After a moment, Eve , Meg, Kotori, Rin, Hanayo, Niko and Maki that Niko dragged appear. Nozomi growled at them,
"Calm down, Nozomi, we're not here to harm you…" Eve said. Nozomi could see a giant transparent wolf walking behind her, she is about to run but knowing that Eli is unmoving…
"Ah..Eli-chan…" Hanayo said.
"Hmm…." Meg fix her glasses as she look into Eli.
"Nozomi…. I want to tell you a few things….." Eve tried to approach her, Nozomi growled at her aggressively.
"First… Eli…is not dead… second…. The spirit inside you is a vengeance spirit, not the elder spirit…. They're not wise…. They're hateful…." Eve said as she gets closer along with The Great Wolf's spirit behind her.
Nozomi still in alert mode…
"Just… calm down… and I'll pull that spirit out of you…. it will be a little painful, but get a grip of yourself, ok? I'll be fast…" Eve said.
Nozomi began to calm down…
"Ok, Nozomi…. since you've calmed down now…please… just….just hold my hand….ok? Don't be too rough…" Eve said as she tried to reach Nozomi very slowly.
Nozomi is about to do it, but…
"No! She is deceiving you! She will kill you!" a voice said.
"Trust me, Nozomi…" Eve said as she offered her hand to her,
As Nozomi look into Eve, there's someone else that looks very familiar to her.
You have strange friends….
A familiar voice— but it's not Eli or Eve…
You're one of them…
She could hear her own voice.
Nozomi-chan! Be well, ok? Take care of Elichika too! Also, this beautiful world! Be honest to yourself, ok? I know you're a good girl deep inside!
As the other voice said, Nozomi could see Eve's face changed very slightly and her hair is a lot longer.
She knows who she is…
She is a friend…
Nozomi decided to grab her hands.
And with that, the great wolf is able to reach Nozomi as well and a dark spirit coming out from her— a lot of them. Eve tried to hold her tight as the wind suddenly blows very strongly. Everyone trying to get a grip on each other…
As the dark spirits ran all over the place and blown away by the winds, Nozomi could feel herself feeling a lot lighter than it was. She feel that everything that made her feel insecure gone in instant…
The wind eventually disappears and she falls on her knee.
"Eve…" Nozomi tried to catch her breath.
Eve also tried to catch her breath.
"It's over… you're free now…." Eve said.
Nozomi turned to Eli,
"What about Ericchi…? You said she isn't dead…" Nozomi asked— her voice is a lot softer than before.
"Hah, she can't die that easy… right, Hanayo?" Meg said to Hanayo.
"Eh…uuhh…Ok?" Hanayo said in panic.
"Let's just take her back…." Meg said.
"Yeah… you two have been through a lot…" Umi said with a smile.
"Why am I….bzzzt….dragged….here…for nothing?" Maki said— she is still dragged by Niko. She still can't move.
"Huh? You have to be here in this kind of event, dumbass…. Sheesh… you're intolerant person!" Niko said.
"W-what?!" Maki yelled.
Everyone laughed at them.
"What a bunch of weirdos…" Eve said.
Nozomi smiled slightly.
"You're one of them…." Nozomi said.
Eve surprised to hear it, though she only replied with a sweet smile.
Ayase family's residence, night time;
The Bedroom— Eli sitting on a stool, Hanayo and Eve standing behind her— picking up some wooden splinters off her back, while Nozomi crouching and placed her jaw on Eli's lap, she let her wolf ears and tail come out…
"I'm glad it just a few branches stuck on my back and preventing blood flows to heart…" Eli said.
"Who knows the greatest Mistress can die temporary by branches stuck on her back?" Nozomi said teasingly.
"Sheesh… you…." Eli pouts.
Nozomi giggled,
"You're protecting me when we fell… aren't you?" Nozomi said softly.
Eli sighed weakly,
"I'm not sure why you did that… but… at least, that really shows me that you're not that twisted after all… and it also convinced me that it's really not your fault… and a misunderstanding." Eli said.
Nozomi giggled before she snuggled on her lap cutely as she wags her tail.
"You should find someone who can inherit you vision ability, Eli, it comes in handy…" Eve said.
"I'll see that later… but anyway, Nozomi, as an apology…. What do you want to do tonight?" Eli asked.
"Why don't we change the question, what does Ericchi want to do tonight?" Nozomi asked.
"Hmm… well... since everyone is here…. Why don't we just have a party?" Eli said.
"I refuse… I'm not good at party…" Eve said.
"Eehh? That's quick for you to say!" Hanayo said.
"I'm just here to help you get these wooden things out of your back…" Eve said.
"It's just a small house party, Eve, eating and stuff like that…" Eli said.
"That still included with hanging out, right? I'm not good at that… so… I'll pass…" Eve said.
"That would be not nice, Eve, you're the MVP today…" Hanayo said.
"MVP?" Eve flustered,
"Ah, Rin-chan often use that to say that you're the hero today… its actually from Most Valuable Player…" Hanayo said.
"Oh…."
Eli and Nozomi giggled,
"See? That's why you should join us, don't worry about awkwardness, everyone here was awkward…" Nozomi said.
"Then I guess I'll give it a shot…" Eve said.
"Good!" Hanayo smiled sweetly.
"By the way, Eli, I think Meg wanted to talk to you before… but I wasn't sure… she is already back to the police station since she promised to go back there before dusk…" Eve said.
"Isn't she supposed to be a suspect?" Eli asked.
"She doesn't know how to be a suspect…" Eve sighed.
Eli chuckled,
"That's the funny dorky Meg that I knew…" Eli said.
Eve sighed heavily. Nozomi giggled cutely as she strokes Eli's lap with both of her hands. Hanayo noticed it,
"Anyway, I think we're done with your back now… we should head out as you change…" Hanayo said as she grabs Eve's hand.
"Ah, ok… thank you…" Eli said.
"Come on, Eve!" Hanayo drags her out and closed the door.
"W-what? Wait!" Eve getting a little flustered.
Eli and Nozomi is a little flustered too, though they just shrugged as they look at each other.
Eli stood up.
She is only wearing a trouser and a loose bra.
"Now… I should get something decent to wear…" Eli said.
"Ericchi.." Nozomi called her.
Eli paused,
"Hmm? What?" Eli wondered.
"There are still some things that stuck on your back…. maybe I can help you….?" Nozomi asked playfully.
Eli sat back down on the stool,
"Sure…" Eli said.
Nozomi sat on Eli's lap and placed both of her hands on her back.
"Hey….I thought you said, on my back… not my face…." Eli said playfully.
"It's called Multi-tasking, Ericchi… besides, now I'm sure I can actually enjoy some soft things like this again… I was always so eager back then…. Didn't expect the spirit to be vengeance spirits… they're totally looks harmless to me…" Nozomi said.
"Just…next time, don't accept random spirit inside you, ok?" Eli said.
"I don't even know how it started, to be honest, I've never felt this free… the one from the mountain was an alpha, I'm sure, but the lesser…. There must be an explanation to it… I've felt them before I went to mountain…" Nozomi said.
"We'll find that out later… Nozomi, let's just relax for now…" Eli said.
"That's my intention, Ericchi…" Nozomi said before she placed her forehead on Eli's forehead and began to brush her hands against her back softly— and Nozomi actually found a wooden piece, she pulled it out and showed it to Eli.
They both stare at it for a moment before Nozomi decided to throw it away and pressed her lips gently to Eli.
Ayase family's residence, dining room;
Everyone gathered there and they all just finished with their meal, Kotori looks a little busy with her phone, Honoka is reading newspaper, Umi looks like trying to study something in her phone as well, Hanayo and Rin having a small chat with Eve, Eli remained quiet as she reads fashion magazine, Nozomi and Arisa talking about bills, Maki already recovered from the paralysis, though she still feel a little numb here and there, and…
"Hey, Maki… you seem to be still unmoving, still numb?" Niko asked.
"Huh? A little…" Maki said,
"Heh-he-he… I'll remember this day forever, ok? Getting paralyzed because you just can't resist the red dot…" Niko said teasingly.
"Pfft… I can resist them one day…" Maki pouts.
"One-day… that sounds very convincing!" Niko said teasingly.
Maki pouts harder.
Rin overheard their conversation, she took out her pen with laser pointer and aimed a red dot on Niko's cheek.
At instant, Maki slapped her on the cheek with red dot.
"BWuoosfggghhh…." Niko fell, Rin quickly hide the laser pointer.
"W-whoa? Maki-chan? Why so sudden?" Honoka said.
"E-eh?! sorry! Was it too hard?" Maki said.
"Aaa! Niko-chan! Don't die!" Hanayo said as she quickly try to help Niko.
Rin turned to Umi— she looks very busy reading and ignoring the crowds. With a swift move, Rin took Maki's attention and pointed the laser on Umi's forehead.
And from that, Maki jumped at Umi.
"Waaaagh!?" Umi fell.
"G-Gah! Sorry! Umi!" Maki said.
"But why…?" Umi said.
Rin giggled, then she moved the laser pointer at Eli,
For some reason, Maki just jumped at Eli. Rin quickly hide her laser pointer again.
"Whaaa?!" Eli fell to the ground, Maki is placing both of her hands on Eli's face.
"T-There! Maki-chan!" Nozomi pouts.
"S-Sorry! I can't resist it!" Maki said.
Rin chuckled, then she pointed the laser pointer at Nozomi's breast.
At instant, Maki jumped to Nozomi— but knowing where she is going to from looking at her move, Nozomi puff her chest,
Maki bounced off from her and fell all the way to the opposite side.
Rin giggled amusedly— she is about to hide it but Eve took it from her.
"Nyaaaa! Eve!" Rin said sadly.
"There, you're a bad girl…" Eve said.
Everyone except Kotori focused on Rin.
"Rin-chan!" they frowned.
"hehe-he… peace!" Rin laughed awkwardly.
Eve sighed weakly, then she turned to the laser pointer…
"Now-now, I wonder if you can tell me what is this for in real life, you're always bringing this around…" Eve said.
"It's actually used for presentation-nya… I have a lot of it in my college so I have to carry it around or I'll forget-nya…" Rin said.
"I see…how do you use it?" Eve asked.
"Just press the button-nya…" Rin said.
Eve pressed the button— she is focused on the source of light and didn't realize, there's a red dot on her forehead.
and in that moment…. Maki jumped at Eve… and she fell…
"S-Sorry Eve! I-I'll give you a raise this month, ok?" Maki said awkwardly.
"Laser Pointer too strong…" Eve said.
Everyone laughed at her.
"Ahhh!" Kotori said.
Everyone focused on her.
"We got a schedule for the court show, Honoka-chan! Umi-chan!" Kotori said.
"Ehh?"
"Yup! The court for Leon!" Kotori said again.
so yup, next is the court and I'm sure it's going to be the last chapter!
and...before that..
about the extra chapter...
after consideration, I think I'm going to just add 1 extra chapter. it will be going to be about their new life after a few more years...