Afterword • The Best Future

London, United Kingdom, early March. Spring.

A girl stretched out her slender fingers and combed through her hair while gazing at her reflection in the shop window.

--Her eyes were clear and bright. Her shoulder-length hair faded from black into deep blue, while her fair, delicate skin gave her the cute, exquisite appearance of a doll.

Seele Fulei, seventeen years old.

A first-year student at St. Freya University.

At present, she was in a shopping mall in central Westminster, checking for the fourth time that nothing was wrong with her appearance.

She took out a beautiful silver pocket watch.

--It was a recent birthday present from her brother.

Being punctual was important. Today was the day she was accompanying Sister Hua to look at wedding dresses.

Seele murmured to herself:

"Hmm, about five minutes left."

Back when she was still in high school a few years ago, she had bragged that she would be her brother's bridesmaid. So not only did she have to help Fu Hua choose a wedding dress, she also had to pick out a bridesmaid's dress for herself.

Come to think of it, they would probably be repeating this sort of thing many more times in different places.

Although the two of them had gotten engaged long ago in the presence of their respective parents, some elders felt that an important event like this would be more perfect if they held several different ceremonies.

Headmaster Theresa and Aunt Himeko were still considering weddings based on local customs and clothing in the Far East and Shenzhou respectively. She heard that several teachers who had known her brother well back then were involved too.

For example, Teacher Yae Sakura, who had once taught Kendo, and Teacher Nishikujo Sara, who was the school doctor while also moonlighting as a