When Bronya opened her eyes again, she found herself at the funeral ceremony. Before her stood Bishop Otto and Principal Theresa—Bronya was not surprised by this. She had encountered something similar in the previous world.
But... where was Sir? Was she here too?
Just as Bronya was feeling uneasy, a hand gently reached out and took hers. Bronya turned her head and saw the blue-haired girl before her, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Soon, the funeral ceremony ended, and everyone turned to leave. Only Bronya and Sir remained behind.
"Finally, I get to see you again, Bronya."
"Mm, I'm very happy to see you too, Sir..."
Holding Sir's hand tightly, Bronya gazed at the blue-haired girl, unsure what to say. This girl had once been one of the children at Bronya's orphanage, and also Bronya's good friend. But during a later experiment, Sir had been quantized and disappeared without a trace. The experiment had failed.
Bronya had been devastated at the time, but she had never expected to reunite in the Sea of Quantum with this friend she had thought she would never see again—now, Bronya wanted only to safely take Sir away from here and return to the real world.
But that was clearly no easy task.
"Ah, right, Bronya."
At that moment, the blue-haired girl seemed to remember something and hurriedly looked at Bronya.
"Earlier in the Sea of Quantum, I met someone named Yuki Masaru. He said he came looking for you..."
"Yuuki?"
Bronya was immediately startled upon hearing that name.
"Yes, he was a very handsome older guy. Do you know him?"
"Mm..."
Faced with the blue-haired girl's question, Bronya hesitated before nodding. Yet for some reason, her mind inexplicably recalled what she had heard outside the door that night...
"...He isn't your boyfriend,