Farewell
By the way, rookie. What happened to that dream you said you had when you were passed through the quantum tunnel?
Dream?
Ah... the one where you and I stayed behind in the Counterside?
It's fine. I haven't had that dream again since then.
I can barely remember the details anymore.
But...
Somehow, it feels like I had a truly precious encounter in that dream.
Even now, just thinking about it makes my chest feel lighter.
...I see. That's enough, then.
Huh? Come to think of it, you mentioned a dream too, didn't you, Master?
It feels a little unfair that you two had such a nice time together and left me out.
Don't say that. It wasn't exactly a pleasant dream.
Then this is where we part.
Go on. We will wait here.
Yeah. Thanks for coming with me.
I'll be back soon.
As I climbed a gentle slope, a single tree stood at the top of the hill.
Narae was sleeping beneath it.
...
It took a while, didn't it, Narae?
A lot happened on the way here.
To be honest... I'm a bit fed up.
Fed up enough to feel like I want to give up.
When I passed through the quantum tunnel...
Even if only for a moment, I was scared.
I thought I might lose the people I care about.
But... I'm okay now.
There will be times when I feel like collapsing and giving up again...
...But I'm going to take one more step forward.
When I come back, I'll tell you everything.
About what lay beyond the path you opened for me... and what I found there.