After the doctors in the infirmary worked frantically to treat him, Luca finally woke up.
The moment Lutis saw Luca awaken, she was the first to rush over. "Luca, Luca!"
Luca opened his eyes and saw Lutis. Startled, he said, "S-Sis? Sister Lutis?"
Luca and Lutis had not seen each other since they had been sent to live with relatives as children. Nearly ten years had passed. Though they had both grown up, Luca still recognized his sister at once!
"Sis, Sis!" Ignoring his own injuries, Luca forced himself to his feet and staggered over to Lutis. He threw his arms around her and shouted, "I've always wanted to see you, Sister Lutis!"
Tears of joy streamed down Lutis's face!
"Luca, Luca... Now that I know you're all right, I can finally rest easy... I..."
Lutis wept even harder, her tears bursting forth like a mountain flood. Yet Evan, Uchiha Madara, and the others all knew that Lutis's wish had finally been fulfilled. This... was truly wonderful news.
"Everyone, thank you so much. I... I, Lutis, never imagined that I would one day be so grateful to Barudos—grateful to Barudos for returning my brother to me safe and sound... Looking back, joining the Octom Apostles was such a foolish decision..."
Evan stood before her and said gently, "It's all right. As long as you've come back now, isn't that what matters? People always make wrong choices sometimes. Just like how I got out of the car to save a cat back then. If that hadn't happened, maybe I could have kept living happily with Emeer. But then I wouldn't have met Mel, or so many other good friends... So, everything was arranged for the best, wasn't it?"
Lutis nodded. "Yes... Evan is right. But from now on, I've decided that