Gwen nodded in agreement and made a not entirely appropriate comparison:
"It was probably like how Bianca, who aspired to protect this world, would feel upon seeing Honkai defeated and every possible threat to the people she wanted to protect disappear."
"Is that so..."
Yolandale nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face. Under the bright sunlight, she looked incomparably dazzling.
Their clasped hands were bathed in that sunlight as well.
"..."
In a building within the residential district they had passed through, Vita stood quietly by the window, watching their tightly clasped hands beneath the sunlight. Her gaze gradually deepened.
In the end, her eyes settled on Gwen's retreating figure.
Yet Susanna, who had come to call her to eat, found Vita's back somewhat unfamiliar.
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"Miss Vita..."
Looking at Vita's seemingly unfamiliar back, Susanna first made sure she had not mistaken her for someone else before stepping closer and calling her name with uncertainty in her voice.
In Susanna's memories, Vita was an enthusiastic, cheerful, lively, optimistic girl who got along well with her. Even carrying the burden of a civilization's destruction, she could still smile optimistically.
Yet at this moment, in Susanna's eyes, Vita's back bore none of its usual appearance. It seemed distant and lonely, as though she were not standing by the window watching the sunlight outside, but standing at a height Susanna could never reach and looking down upon this world.
Fortunately, that unfamiliar silhouette gave Susanna the response she wanted—
"Hm?"
Vita, who had been hesitating over certain decisions, blinked in confusion and turned toward Susanna. Her pretty face carried the expression Susanna knew so well.
"What is it, Susanna?"
"I came to tell you that the lunch we ordered is ready—"
Having confirmed that what she had just seen