"Bing Hua!"
"Index!"
Inside Fang Li's home, Index and Kazari Hiyuka clung tightly to each other, both wearing extremely emotional expressions.
Fang Li and Sylvia stood behind them, watching the two friends embrace, then exchanged glances and smiled.
"That's wonderful... Everyone came back..."
Kazari Hiyuka looked at the returned group, her eyes—usually filled only with timid emotions—brimming with tears.
It couldn't be helped.
These past days must have been agonizing for Kazari Hiyuka, right?
First, England had fallen into civil unrest. Then, a world war led by Russia had erupted across the nations of the world. Fang Li's entire group had been swept into it, with no news reaching her. Kazari Hiyuka must have been worried the whole time, right?
Now that she saw everyone return safely, Kazari Hiyuka was more moved and excited than anyone.
On the other hand, Index, who had been captured countless times throughout all this, looked utterly confused.
"It feels like a lot of huge things happened after I woke up."
That was how Index felt.
And that couldn't be helped, either.
After all, Index had been unconscious from beginning to end.
From the time Kerisha launched her armed rebellion and England became embroiled in civil unrest, Index had remained unconscious. Even when she fought Fang Li, she had been in Automatic Recording mode and had no idea what was happening.
Of course, Laura had said that when the Remote Control Spirit Garment was activated, Index's consciousness would connect with it, allowing her to see what its wielder saw. Logically speaking, she should have understood what had happened.
However, perhaps because both Remote Control Spirit Garments had been destroyed, or perhaps because Right Fire had used one so recklessly and placed an enormous burden on Index's mind, she seemed to have forgotten nearly everything she