"Bzzz... bzzz..."
A faint glow of souls lit up.
Mikoto slowly stepped back, watching Hinata and Hanabi fall asleep, watching their foreheads light up before dimming again.
She could not see the pull of their souls, but she could feel two souls merging into Kaguya's body.
The soul-light quietly circulated.
But unlike the usual continuous fusion, it only shone for a short while today before all soul fluctuations completely ceased.
Moonlight spilled in softly, shining upon Kaguya's flawless, jade-white face.
She was so beautiful that she took one's breath away.
Even Mikoto unconsciously held her breath as she watched from the side.
A sliver of moonlight shifted slightly, falling over her long eyelashes.
Mikoto saw those lashes tremble faintly, yet it also seemed as if they had not moved at all, making her wonder whether she had imagined it.
But the next moment!
Kaguya's eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of flawless, snow-jade eyes.
Her pale eyes were so pure that they seemed transparent at a glance, without the slightest impurity.
"Si... sis..."
Mikoto instinctively called out softly.
Her voice was very low, as though she were afraid of startling this little snow figure.
Kaguya blinked, looking adorably bewildered.
"Big sister, are you... fully alive now?"
Mikoto could not help waving a hand before her eyes.
This woman, whose every thought had been devoted to Wuye, who had given everything for him—Mikoto sincerely hoped she would be well.
Only then would Wuye truly be happy...
Kaguya finally raised her eyes and glanced at her.
Then, she activated her Byakugan.
Afterward, her Byakugan closed. She leaped out the window and vanished into the night sky.
Mikoto, who had been magnificently ignored: "..."
"As expected of you..."
Mikoto covered her face.
"Over there..."
A smile appeared at the corner of her lips.