(Ceruno)
More than five months had passed.
The New World, having made a fresh start, was gradually getting on track. The Magical Girls were also working hard to move past the effects of the disaster, and long-lost daily life had returned to people in an incomplete yet novel form...
Yet Miluno still had not awakened.
Her body was alive, but it was an empty shell that had lost its consciousness. No matter what methods they tried, they could not wake her.
Mi Xue had left her body in reality, waiting for the moment she woke up.
As for me...
After entering the New World, the Earth Crystal no longer needed any unified consciousness. Freed from my duties, I shut myself in my room to play games and binge-watch shows.
Yet in a world without Miluno, I had no interest in doing anything. Everything had lost its color. Even games had become dull, leaving me unable to work up any enthusiasm.
"Ceruno, isn't it about time you went back to school?"
Mom had come to nag me again, even pulling open my bedroom curtains...
It was already dark outside.
"You used to be a savior of the world, for heaven's sake. What kind of look is it to play games at home every day? Isn't that no different from before? Look at your older sister and younger sister—they've both found jobs already! Shouldn't you continue your studies too?"
"Older sister" referred to Proxy, while "younger sister" referred to A-Yao.
Putting A-Yao aside for the moment, she herself did not want to be treated as my copy. But both Proxy and I were the genuine Ceruno, so things were a little awkward when it came to names. It was not appropriate to make either of us change our name, yet calling each