November 14th. Shidou, who was going to high school, sat in his seat and looked at the entrance of the classroom.
In about five minutes, the morning class meeting will begin. Occasionally, the classroom door will open and classmates will walk in.
It is school time. It is natural that the classroom door will be opened frequently, but... every time the door is opened, Shidou's eyebrows will twitch. The reason is very simple. Because two day have passed since Origami's spiritual power was sealed in that highland park, and on the night when the incident was resolved. Katsu fainted
Katsu's body has no injury thanks to the golden enchanted apple but just faints from mental exhaustion. Those days stuck in the void have truly exhausted him not only from Shota Katsu training but also from being stressed from staying at a place like that for too long.
Kotori wanted to check if Katsu is ok so he was sent for a check-up.
He heard from Kotori that Katsu can be discharged from the hospital today and go back to school as usual.
Although the spirits, Kotori and the crew were injured to varying degrees, everyone survived safely. They were fighting against the powerful inverse spirit, so it was no exaggeration to say that this result was a fluke. However, I don't know if Kotori was because the Flaxenas, which she was so proud of, were damaged by the attack, or because of something else... ...She seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Hmm..." As expected, he couldn't calm down. Shidou scratched his cheek and sighed.
The agency personnel sent by Ratatoskr took Origami not to the severely damaged Fraxinus, but to the agency's underground facility, so since then, Shidou has never seen Origami and Katsu again.
In a ward of the municipal hospital, Katsu leaned against the head of the bed, looking sideways at the scenery outside the window. The breeze blew up the thin gauze curtain, bringing in the slightly cool air of early winter.
Katsu shuddered, crawled back into the quilt, and then buried his head in it, feeling infinite regret in his heart, he couldn't find Kurumi again.
He vaguely remembered that after he sealed Origami that day. Then, his mind relax and directly rest after solving the crise.
Scratching his hair in annoyance, Katsu let out a long sigh. He woke up yesterday afternoon and heard from Kotori, who brought Yoshino to visit him at that time.
Moreover, he later heard from Kotori that Kotori had always been protected by Kurumi in her shadow, so she was not aware of the series of events that happened later... ...Katsu felt even more grateful to Kurumi---
"Really... Forget it, let's go back to school..."
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"Shidou, didn't Kotori say that Katsu would come to school today? And Origami is also---"
Tohka crossed her arms and looked at the classroom door like Shidou, and suddenly spoke to him loudly.
From that day on, Tohka and the other spirits also remembered what happened in the original world.
Everyone knows that there should be no memory of what happened in "that world". How should I put it, it feels a bit weird.
Thinking of this, Shidou exhaled slightly and smiled: "Ah, since Kotori said so, it should not be wrong."
"--Hmm, Katsu hasn't arrived yet? Hmm... And Tobiichi Origami is also gone---"
"Agreed. Yuzuru and Kaguya are here early we thought he was here?"
When Shidou and Tohka were talking, this time a voice came from the back.
Following the sound, I saw the Yami sisters from the next class standing there in a very cool pose.
"...Kaguya, Yuzuru, what's that posture of yours? Or rather, you are from Team 3. What are you doing here?" After Shidou finished speaking, Kaguya quickly stretched out his hand in front of him and looked at Shidou through his fingers.
"Haha, of course I know. But I heard that Katsu is coming back, and I actually forgot about him before - how abominable... ...And, that Tobiichi Origami is also coming back after her checkup. In order to repay her for the good things she did for me in her original world - I have to give her a big gift!"
After Kaguya finished speaking, an evil smile appeared on her face and she laughed "hehehe".
By the way, Kaguya and Yuzuru were beaten to a pulp by Origami who had turned into an spirit in their original world. She seemed to hold a grudge against this incident... It seems that recalling the memories of the original world is not entirely a good thing.
"...Yuzuru, are you here to take revenge on Origami as well?" Seeing Kaguya twitching her fingers waiting for Origami to arrive, Shidou smiled bitterly and looked at Yuzuru.
However, in contrast to Kaguya's appearance, Yuzuru shook her head.
"Negative. Yuzuru doesn't care. Yuzuru just came to visit Katsu. I heard that he was seriously injured. Also, Yuzuru is very happy that she can make Origami change her view of spirits."
"Hey...! You make me look petty when you say that!" Kaguya couldn't help but yelled after hearing what Yuzuru said. Although they said different things, they both wanted to welcome the return of Katsu and Origami. Shidou looked at the two bickering, sighed, and looked towards the entrance of the classroom again.
"Come to think of it... you're so slow. The class meeting is almost time──" Just at this moment── Shidou stopped talking halfway through his sentence.
Because the classroom door opened, Origami came in from the door.
"Origami---" Shidou paused when he saw Origami's appearance. She still had long hair... Shidou originally thought that Origami, who had recovered her original memory, would cut her hair short... But thinking about it carefully, Shidou vaguely remembered that when Katsu came back, he seemed to say to Origami at that time, "Origami with long hair is very beautiful---"...
"Hmm...you're here, Tobiichi Origami!"
"Haha, you are quite courageous. I agree with your bravery!"
Tohka and Kaguya were already prepared for Origami's counterattack, but──
"--Good morning, everyone." Origami said this with a harmless expression, which made Tohka and Kaguya feel weak and stammer, unable to speak.
Only Yuzuru responded to Origami: "Answer. Good morning, Origami-san."
Origami smiled and nodded, and walked towards her seat. When she passed by Shidou, she smiled and said hello to him, "Good morning, Shidou-san."
"Ah... Good morning, Origami." Shidou answered blankly. He didn't expect that after recovering her original memory, Origami would still have such a gentle temperament. To be honest, he was comfortable with it. He is happy that she can let go of her obsession. Besides, if not for the safety of humans kind, he might only date Reine Murasame
Of course, Origami didn't know what Shidou was thinking. She walked lightly back to her seat, and at the same time glanced at the empty seat in front of Shidou. As if she had thought of something, her cheeks flushed slightly---
It seemed that because everyone's attention was on Origami, Shidou, Tohka, Yuzuru, and Kaguya all noticed Origami's gaze at the same time, and then followed her line of sight and looked at the empty seat in front of Shidou---
"Ah...yes...when Katsu comes back, everything will be back on track---"