No one knew what Shido Itsuka and Mio Takamiya had said to each other, but Mio Takamiya ultimately abandoned the idea of resurrecting Shinji Takamiya.
More importantly, what Lin Guang had not expected was that Mio Takamiya would come looking for him again.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to come back. Why didn't you stay a little longer? You haven't seen each other in over twenty years. Surely you had endless things to talk about."
Lin Guang stood on the mountaintop, overlooking all of Tengu City.
Mio Takamiya walked over to his side.
"It was nice. It really has been a long time since I was so happy spending time with Shinji."
Mio Takamiya took out the little teddy bear that had been mended who knew how many times, a happy smile appearing on her face.
Lin Guang smiled gently, then asked, "In that case, why not spend a little more time together? After all, we still have twenty days before we leave."
Mio Takamiya fastened the teddy bear at her waist and said, "I'm already very happy that I could see Shinji again. Although you said there are still twenty days, you can actually leave whenever you want, can't you?"
"You're right. So?"
Mio Takamiya smiled gently and said, "I didn't expect you to say that to Shinji. Now your departure will seem perfectly natural too."
Hearing Mio Takamiya's words, Lin Guang knew what she was referring to.
"Yes. After all, we need a suitable reason. We don't belong to this world, after all."
At that, Mio Takamiya glanced at Lin Guang, then turned her gaze back toward Tengu City at night. The two remained silent like that.
Only at the end, when Lin Guang was about to leave, did he say, "Try to make peace with Kurumi and