Sylphie's Reality Side Story, Complete

After that, we became lovers.

He also went and ended that kind of relationship with Ariel.

When Ariel saw him and me together, she even congratulated us.

Whenever there was a holiday, he would take me back to his hometown.

There, I met his mother.

His mother was a gentle person. She knew that I had comforted him when he was emotionally wounded, so she was incredibly, incredibly kind to me...

So kind that it felt unreal.

Maybe because Aisha was no longer around, she took care of me as though I were her daughter.

On Aisha's birthday, he would always take me to visit her.

Aisha was buried beneath a tree, one standing by the entrance to his hometown.

"This is a tree Aisha planted before. It's grown from a little sapling into something this big..."

Every time he came back and stood before that tree, he would tell me things about his younger sister, Aisha.

"Aisha comes to see me in my dreams now. She says all sorts of mischievous things."

"She says that in another world, we'll all live happily together, including her."

"She also says our future child will be a girl."

After telling me those things, he would speak to Aisha as well.

"Aisha, this is your sister-in-law. She saved me."

"Aisha, thank you for coming into my dreams so often now."

"Aisha, I love you..."

Whenever we came to visit Aisha, we would bring some sake and food.

We sat together, drinking and talking about the future.

More often than not, he would talk with Aisha for a very, very long time.

By evening, we would lean against that tree together, enjoying the evening breeze until the moon truly hung on the horizon.

After graduation, he found a fairly decent job.