A number was handed to Hikari and Ayase as the two sat next to each other. Ayase stared nervously at the elf with a tomato face. Hikari knew that the girl had some feelings, but she didn't expect that she would hold on for so long. Hikari tuned out the voice of the person on stage, choosing to speak personally with Ayase.
"I am the same person you remember, but at the same time, I am not." Hikari took a glass of tea offered to her before continuing. "A lot of things happened."
Ayase nodded and smiled. "I can imagine. You even became an elf of all things."
Hikari chuckled at the girl. "And you became a witch." Hikari remembered at that moment about her domain. She held up her palm towards Ayase. "Hold on. I will give us some room to communicate."
The elf tapped her staff on the ground, and the bells chimed. The motion of the world slowed down gradually until it halted altogether. Afterwards, a white abyss covered it in its entirety.
