The mayor announced that the finals would begin in an hour or so to let Ling Tian Yu catch a break, so I returned to the inn we last stayed at. That would be Hina-nee's spawnpoint, after all. The other three girls followed me.
When I arrived, I immediately unlocked the door and went in. There, Hina-nee sat in bed, glancing down at her own hands.
"Hina-nee…"
"Kaze-kun…?" she slowly turned her head towards me.
I quickly rushed over and pulled her into an embrace. She returned the hug, gripping me tightly as she began sobbing.
"Kaze-kun… I'm sorry… I don't know how… my weapon just slipped out of my hand…"
"It's the work of that bastard's luck," I muttered in reply. "Don't worry though… he'll be fighting me next — the last opponent he will ever face."
"E-Eh? You're…"
"Yes, I'm going to kill him," I said quietly, devoid of all emotion. Hina-nee had been crying from our reunion, but I did not. I could not feel sadness anymore, after all.
