"Thank you, Leon."
Emma lovingly held her daughter Ellie, whose little head was nodding off after following William and Melanie around all day. She gently rubbed her cheek against the top of Ellie's head.
"Ellie really liked the fireworks you gave her. This isn't just the happiest birthday she's ever had, but it's also the happiest day I've had in years. To have such a joyful ending, I guess there are no regrets."
"It's nothing. Ellie is a very adorable child; I really like her too."
Facing Senior Emma's goodbye-like words, Leon, who had also made up his mind, didn't try to persuade her. Instead, he asked quietly with a calm expression,
"Senior Emma, are you ready? Even if it means being exiled to the Realm of the Dead by headquarters, will you go down with him?"
"Yes..."
Emma glanced at Leon with guilt, then nodded slightly and said seriously,
