Tsuki Tsuki Vol 10 Epilogue

Epilogue

&h.e.l.lip;Somehow it turned out that I was going home alone recently.
After a lot of things, the election campaign ended and thanks to everyone’s hard work and her speech, Machina was elected as the student president, but she had no time to be happy about that for long, as her position kept her busy and we couldn’t go home together.
On a different note, Elni showed her usual smile and made me laugh with her usual stupid stunts, so I forgot the words from the Old Man.
As for me, I couldn’t go home with Machina today either and after school I sadly left the shoe locker behind me, slowly approaching the school gate.
During that I suddenly spotted a silver-haired girl.
&h.e.l.lip;She must have been waiting for me? She leaned against the wall in front of the gate and I opened my mouth a bit surprised.
“What’re you doing here, Elni?”
“Well, I was in the area, so I was waiting for you. Let’s go home together. You’re lonely because you can’t go home with Machina, right?”
“&h.e.l.lip;More or less.”
Replying to my outcall with a smile, Elni pointed out the truth.
On the other hand, I showed a wry smile and walked alongside her homewards while engaging in a silly chit-chat with her. Upon that, suddenly a cold gust of wind blew and we two shivered our bodies a bit.
“Geez, it sure feels like winter.”
“Yeah. I hate the cold, so I want to go somewhere warm. My worry is gone now too.”
“&h.e.l.lip;Worry?”
I asked back like parrot, whereas Elni dropped a shadow over her expression and answered.
“Machina can live in the human world now. You too have become kinder and stronger since I met you. Luna, Machina and Hijiri are by your side. So there’s nothing to worry about anymore. I can go on trip with a peace of mind.”
“&h.e.l.lip;It’s just a trip, isn’t it? What’re you talking about so suddenly? You’ll properly come back to us, right?”
Feeling a strong uneasiness, I asked a question with a slightly shallow voice.
Elni replied to that quiet sadly with an expression close to tears.