Prologue
“You are truly sure about this? You have no regrets about this choice?” Felicia’s voice was cautious, in a way which emphasized the weight behind her question.
The moon shone in the sky above, its slightly elliptical shape resembling a large, bright orange. It was the middle of the night, out in the middle of the rural countryside, so there was no one else around.
With Mitsuki’s smartphone pressed against his ear, Yuuto looked up at the sky and then closed his eyes. He meditated on Felicia’s question; its meaning.
Several images passed before his eyes, rising and sinking from the depths of his memory.
Yuuto certainly hadn’t come to dislike Japan; far from it. He had a deep affection for it. He was reluctant to leave it behind. It was the land that had sheltered and raised him for fourteen years, after all.
But even so...
Yuuto slowly opened his eyes. In front of him stood his childhood friend, and she gave him a strong, reassuring nod.
If this girl was willing to be by his side, and if it was for the sake of protecting his precious family, he didn’t have even the slightest hesitation over his decision.
“That’s right,” he answered. “Felicia, summon me to your world again. I’m going to live with all of you from here on out.”
On the other end of the phone line, Felicia was so overcome with happiness, she broke down into sobbing. “...Oh, th-thank you... so much... Big Brother... ohh...”
Previously, she had told him that she would respect his wishes above all else, and that surely was no lie, but there was also no doubting the fact that she had wanted him to come back to her world if at all possible.
Even back in the days when Yuuto was still helpless and useless to the people around him, she had been there for him, eventually even choosing to exchange the Oath of the Chalice with him. She was someone who had always been faithful and devoted to him.
Yuuto felt the corners of his mouth pull up into a soft smile. “Yeah. I’m honestly happy at the thought of being able to see you again.”
“...Yes!” *sob* “I am as well. I had thought... that I might never be able to see you again...”
“We’ll always be together from now on.”
“Right!” Felicia replied, joyfully. “Then I shall begin preparations for the ritual right away!”
“Ah, about that. Um, I want to bring Mitsuki with me, too. Do you think you can do that?”
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