As long as you’re alive then Kei’s living too! Think about that! Therefore, live desperately!for Kei’s sake!
.Kei-chan’s sake?
You’re living two times the amount.for Kei’s share too. You have to be happy two times more!
Kyouko-san said!
Now, let’s get ready to depart. You can’t get on Joan’s ship with that bloody clothing!
I changed my blood-stained clothes.
The clothes I wore when we were taken from Rosalind to the villa. It’s not my clothes. It’s the clothes Kei-chan and I wore
.Look
Kyouko-san handed me a scissor.
Cut Kei’s hair.I’ll let you take that much
I cut Kei-chan’s hair with my trembling hands.
I wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it on my pocket.
Leave the scissors in Kei’s chest
Kyouko-san said.
If I recall, the manners in Japan.you have to leave an edge tool on the remains so he won’t be taken away by the demon
I put the scissors on Kei-chan’s chest.
That’s the last time I touched Kei-chan.
Let’s go!
I stand up staggering.
.Kei-chan
Kei-chan’s death face looks in pain.
Kei-chan.I think his face looks always so painful
Hey!
Kyouko-san held my shoulder and we went out of the room.
Riding the boat.I saw the whole villa well.
I can tell the position of the living room. That’s where kei-chan is. I left Kei-chan. Kyouko-san and Maru-chan. They scattered gasoline outside the villa. Then.they set it on fire. .Burning .The villa is burning .Kei-chan’s burning
Mina, set sail
Kyouko-san and Maru-chan leapt into the boat.
Then she told Sensei on the driver seat.
.Bubobobobobobo!
The motor starts and the boat leaves the shore.
The burning Villa. Kei-chan. They’re going away from me! Heading towards the blue sea. The green woods. The red flame and black smoke rises. Ah, I’ve seen this kind of fire before.I thought. I saw such flames fading away when my father and mother were killed. My life.the flame burns my family as usual. .It’s sad. .It’s miserable. I thought. I fainted in the boat.
When I woke up.I was on top of a bed.
I feel that the whole room is shaking. Therefore.I knew that we’re in a big ship.
.Awake?
Kyouko-san was there.
Maru-chan and Sensei too. Everyone’s smiling at me.
It’s already safe. This is Joan Slim’s ship!
I’m saved?
.I was saved.
I looked you up in Japan’s database. I wonder how you write your name in Kanji?
Sensei gave me a pen and paper.
My Kanji name. I thought that I won’t ever write my name in Japanese again
Okay.done
I handed the paper with my name奈島寧子 written on it.
Natou Neiko?
Kyouko-san who’s reading it from the side read it as such
It’s Najima Yasuko.
I answered.
Liar.You can’t read Yasuko there. It’s actually Neiko, right?
Kyouko-san who’s a non-Japanese Brazilian.strongly insists that her Kanji reading isn’t wrong.
Kei’s sister is Nei, right.am I wrong?
Kei’s sister.Nei
Right, it’s a good disturbance on Viola’s pursuit.let’s change the Kanji’s reading
Sensei said.
Even if the writing is the same, it’ll be a different name when it comes to English. We’ll hide the Najima Yasuko name, and you’ll be Natou Neiko starting today
Neiko’s hard to say.Nei should be fine. Let’s make it Nei
Kyouko-san said
Therefore.I From that day, I became Natou Nei That’s right.not Yasuko anymore. Yasuko disappeared in that flame. I’m Nei. I changed my life to Nei.
There’s some soup. Try to eat even if you force yourself!
Kyouko-san brought the plate to me.
.But.
Margo.bring a mirror. Size doesn’t matter
Kyouko-sam told Maru-chan
Sure
Margo-san brought a handglass from the restroom.
Look at the mirror.Nei
In the mirror.there’s a crying child
That’s me. Nei.she has Kei-chan’s face.
When this girl is crying, Kei’s gonna feel sad.therefore, eat
I took the spoon.
I scooped the soup, put it in my mouth.then swallowed. I feel blood gathering in my stomach. The soup is becoming my blood and flesh.
If the girl in the mirror is energetic, Kei would be pleased.live with that thought. Okay, Nei?
Kyouko-san said.
Therefore, I
I look at the mirror every time something happens.
Happy things, sad things, even hard things. I look at the face in the mirror. If I look in the mirror.I can meet Kei-chan. Kei-chan is living inside me. Therefore.I’m alive. I eat meals for Kei-chan’s sake. I laugh for Kei-chan’s sake. When I laugh, Kei-chan’s laughing too. Therefore.I smile as much as possible. I laugh happily.
It’s for Kei-chan’s sake.
For Kei-chan’s sake. Kei-chan’s sake.
The school in midnight.the monitor room concealed under the principal’s office.
Nei-san’s long story finally finished.
That was three years ago. You now know why Viola’s aiming at me don’t you?
The monitor room quiets down.
Mana and Megu were sleeping in the same air mat. Perhaps, Yukino too. Katsuko-nee’s sleeping Minaho-neesan’s not here. The one’s awake are Me, Nei-san, Michi, and Margo-san.
You see.sometimes, I still don’t understand myself!
Nei-san looks afar and said.
Am I really happy, sad.my heart’s in a mess, it screams. Help me, help me, help me!
.Nei-san
.At those times, I look in the mirror. Kei-chan’s inside the mirror after all. I feel relived. I feel safe.when I feel that I’m about to burst.the face in the mirror smiles. That’s not my face.that’s Kei-chan’s face. I’m healed by the face of Kei-chan inside the mirror! Ahaha, that’s funny isn’t it?
.I
I embraced Nei-san’s body.
.Nei-san
What’s wrong? Yo-chan.Sorry My strange story is scarty isn’t it?
Nei-sann said then pats my head.
.Sorry, Yo-chan
Nei-san wants to be anOnee-san
Nei-san lost Kei-chan. The emotion that’s piled up in her heart is swelling, and about to explode. .This person She has lost the one she poured her love on.
.Onee-san
I told Nei-san
.I’ll be Nei-san’s brother.I will!
Un.Thanks
Nei-san embraced me gently
Yo-chan’s really kind
But.
Michi speaks in the very dim light.
I think that doesn’t solve the fundamental problem.
I’m surprised.
.It’s impossible to be her twin brother
I know that
That person named Kei is already dead.
Nei-san’s body trembled from Michi’s words.
Even if it’s not a fundamental solution.Yoshida-kun’s existence has been a good influence for Nei.
Margo-san who’s silent all this time spoke up.
Yoshida-kun has thepower to heal the problems in women’s heart!
Margo-san looks at me.
Nei’s been stable compared to before.Katsuko-san and Minaho are the same. Even your master, Misuzu-san is the same, am I wrong?
Well.true, that might be the case.
Margo-san smiles
I think it’s a wonderful power.therefore, I try not to be as close to Yoshida-kun as possible!
.Margo-san?
I’m in the combat force after all. If I get healed too much, my movements will become dull in case of emergency. Therefore, I try to keep away from him
.Is that so?
But.I’m really grateful to you. Before they met you, Minaho and Katsuko-san were in a dangerous situation. Especially Minaho.although I was warning her quite a lot, I think that it’s possible for her to make a mistake on an important situation!
Margo-san said.
She’s stable thanks to Yoshida-kun.No, since she’s not giving herself to the revenge alone and take consideration of Yoshida-kun, Megumi-chan and the other children, I think she can accomplish her plans very well. If she goes with her initial momentum.I misjudged my resolution and drive Shirasaka Sousuketherefore, she’ll fail in the middle of the plan .Is that so?