Epilogue

Kanata: floating, floating... ♪

good evening, transfer student-san.

thankfully the supernova show had a huge Crowd~ a huge Crowd and a huge Success... fufufufu ♪

you did very well too. are you Tasked with Cleaning the Stage and whatnot?

even though you were not Involved in this matter to begin with... we have given you quite a lot of trouble it seems.

i would like to Thank you for all of the help you gave us somehow.

fwah... what is wrong? why are you coming close to me? would you like me to pat your head?

you are like a Cat~ those are the natural Enemies of Fish you know.

but it is all right. let me heal you. good girl, good girl~... ♪

you have been very good transfer student-san... ♪

huh... have you fallen asleep on me?

you must be very tired. you worked very hard even though you are so small. please take all the time you need to rest up...

mr. Sun has sunk beneath the Horizon and now it is night.

but this is a problem because i cannot move. i could always carry you but...

the other Children are also asleep.

Shinobu: ... ♪

Tetora: Zzz, zzz... ♪

Midori: ...Mm.

Oh, sorry, Shinkai-senpai... I leaned my head on you and ended up falling asleep... I’m pretty big, so I’m sure it was annoying to have all my weight on you, right...?

Kanata: not at all~ you are not that Big midori. you are still a Child.

look, you are about the Same Height as i am see~?

Midori: I mean, I’m still a few centimeters taller, though...

I’m the tallest out of everyone in Ryuseitai. Why’d I grow up so much, anyway...? It’s so depressing, I wanna die...

Kanata: you are too nit-picky~ just a few Centimeters hardly makes a Difference from Up here.

Midori: I know, but still... Man... I can’t fall asleep now... I might accidentally spend the night at the amusement park. I should get home and get a full night’s sleep...

I have to work early tomorrow at my family’s grocery story... putting out the veggies that got delivered on the shelves and stuff...

Kanata: would you like me to help you? you might not guess it but i am very Good at manual labor you know~

Midori: No way, I couldn’t make you help me with work for my family...

Actually, Shinkai-senpai, I thought you were the kind of guy who hates working as much as I do...

Kanata: it is a hassle~ but right now i am in a very Good mood~ ♪

but either way we should be more Quiet. the other Children might wake up. shhhh... ♪

you sleep too midori. would you like me to sing you a lullaby?

~... ♪

Midori: Urgh... stop it... Don’t stroke my hair while singing to me... I’m so tired, I’ll seriously fall a...sleep...

Zzz, zzz... ♪

Kanata: good night midori. i hope that you have good Dreams... ♪^[1]

(fufu. chiaki is over there bowing his Head politely to all the workers at the amusement Park... and that mr. Emperor too.)

(he probably does not want the Children to see him like That...)

(he ought to be Grateful to me. heroes need to keep up their Appearances after all ♪)

(bowing his Head to unpleasant people... fighting through Mud while crying...)

(even though he looks so pathetic chiaki still made his Wish come true.)

(it will be Your turn next. good luck future heroes...)

(i will also Help out as much as i can.)

Chiaki: Kanata? Sorry for making you wait! It’s getting pretty late, so I’ll wrap things up as soon as I can!

Kanata: chiaki~ look, the children are all packed together like Sardines.

Chiaki: Hehe, how nice. They look so cozy... Anyway, Tenshouin got a car for us, so we can all ride back together.

Apparently that guy ended up sort of liking Supernova after all.

He was in a pretty good mood, too. We went through a whole lot to get here... but it looks like it all turned out well in the end.

Kanata: fufufu. but you were apologizing so much before were you not?

Chiaki: Well... he told me to do things properly from the get-go next time.

This whole experience was full of lessons learned, honestly. We did get some good results, though, and the amusement park even asked us to put on another show.

So I’ll call this a happy ending. Tomorrow is going to be very busy, though~ I’m excited for it ♪

Kanata: yes. you did a very Good job this time... chiaki ♪

Chiaki: You too, Kanata. I honestly didn’t think you’d stick around this whole time.

You always disappear on me when I’m not looking. And you never used to have any motivation, either.

Kanata: fufufu. i had been convinced that nothing i did had any Meaning.

and that i could not connect with anyone either... because the distance between the Land and the Sea is too great.

but that was a misunderstanding on my part.

Chiaki: Really? Yeah, I still don’t really get what you’re saying. But you seem satisfied with that, and that’s what matters most of all.

...Hey, Kanata. Do you like heroes?

If I’d never dragged you with me into Ryuseitai...

Well, I’m sure none of the other current members of Ryuseitai ever wanted to be heroes, either.

I just made you all go along with me as I chased my dreams. I feel bad about that sometimes.

Kanata: mm~ people who say Stupid things like that get a Chop~

if i did Not want to be here i would have disappeared a long time ago. like Sea Foam on the Waters.

but i am here. i am still here. so it is okay.

i still do not understand what heroes are very well. but i believe that i could learn to Love ryuseitai.

you and everyone else, i am starting to Love you more and more... ♪

Chiaki: Huh, okay. I love you, too.

...Wait, did you see that? A shooting star! What are you going to wish for?

I wish I had a cute girlfriend who made me lunch~ But wishes like that never come true for me ♪

Kanata: ahaha. then you should try wishing for World Peace instead, hero... ♪