Reversing the World

The Forgotten One--

A person abandoned by the world.

Su Youzi reached out, as if she wanted to grasp Soga Toyura on the platform, who had forcibly turned her strapless gown into a spaghetti-strap dress.

Sunlight fell into the girl's palm.

It dyed the soft, pale skin between her thumb and forefinger a glowing red.

And then--

Auroria gently took it.

Auroria understood why Su Youzi seemed so "extreme," even "desperate enough to eat anything..." It was simply because she had just awakened from a long dream, only to discover that she no longer existed in this world.

The girl, who had been wandering this world all along, had not broken down at this moment. She could even chat and laugh with Auroria, possessing a heart strong enough to seem almost monstrous.

"After all--"

"I once..."

Never mind.

There was no need to bring up embarrassing things again.

But Auroria felt that she did not possess Su Youzi's courage.

"Never mind--" Su Youzi shrugged, then lightly leaped down from the high platform.

Auroria hurried after her.

"Big Sister Auroria was right."

"Being forgotten by the world isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"At least..."

"It's better than telling Big Sister... telling all of them... the news of my death."

Su Youzi wanted to convince herself of the benefits of becoming one of the Forgotten Ones, but... Auroria, following closely behind her, heard the girl's trembling voice as she struggled to keep it steady.

She gathered her courage and gently embraced Su Youzi from behind.

The girl raised her head.

She sensed the graceful, shapely curves of the woman embracing her from behind.

The passage of time had not worn away Auroria's figure.

From the moment she had chosen "ascension," choosing to stake everything on stopping the first awakening of the "Origin