Yotsuya Miko released her grip on her hand. She said nothing, merely walked to her right and took her right hand.
"I'll be back soon, in just a week. As for Yuria..."
She paused, remembering what had happened a few nights ago.
"I believe she'll stay with us, because she'll miss her friends just like you do, won't she?"
"...Yeah."
Hana composed herself and turned her gaze toward the street ahead.
"Can you spend the weekend playing with me?"
"I have no problem with that, as long as you need me, Hana."
Miko said this,
"And I won't make you wait too long for those matters."
She had already made up her mind about the Ghosts and her own affairs.
Meanwhile, Amamiya Xingqiu had finally made up his mind as well.
He gathered the trash in his home and the clothes scattered about, and, unusually, gave the house a thorough cleaning.
After finishing, he packed his suitcase with everything he would need on the journey, including a small box.
Looking at the black box, the man gave a bitter smile. He slowly opened it, then closed it again and placed it in the suitcase.
Once the suitcase was packed, he slumped onto the sofa, took several cans of beer from its corner, and began drinking alone.
When Ten'gu Sanae came home and smelled that familiar alcohol, the girl instinctively wanted to scold her old man. But seeing the suddenly spotless house, she could not bring herself to say it.
Kawamori...
Without warning, that place name was etched deeply into her mind once more.
The Story of a Reunion
"Then, I'm heading out."
"Mm. Be careful on the way."
Yotsuya Touko calmly watched Yotsuya Miko leave the house with her suitcase and said nothing more. She had already said everything that