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19 後記最終章（第2页）

“Rin”

，shemumbled，“Ijusthadtheweirdestdreamagain，IdreamedthatIwasonadifferentplaand...”

“That’sjustadream，mylove”

RinkissedHitomi’sforehead.

“Nowbacktosleep”

，RinhuggedHitomi’shead，andpressedittightlyontoherchest.

“Yes，goShujin-sama.”

Hitomiclosedhereyesabacktosleep，andasaresult，didn’tmaoseeashimmeringglowofspectrallightfromRin’srighteye:inthatcolourfuldisplayoflight，therewastheglamourofamethyst，emerald，ruby，peridot，rosequartz，obsidianandsapphire.

[Author’sNote]

ThismarkstheofficialendingoftheEnglishversionofthestory．

【後記】

KarmaofCausation（Yukari）縁

“Aaaaahhh!”

Yukaricriedoutinagonyastheswordsoflightimpaledherbody.TheleaderoftheHimeyamaforcesbreathedherlast，anddied，withhereyeswideopen.

Feelingdizzyandnauseous，Yukariheldherforeheadwithherrighthand.She’salive.Yukarilookedaround，andfoundherselfstandingwiththerestofherelites，byasmallhillatthefootofKageyama，withayounggirltremblinginpaininfrontofher.It’sthesevenyearoldKagami，whosesoulhadbeensummonedforciblyoutofherbyRyōfiveminutesago，andafragmentofwhichhadbeensnatchedawayandimprisonedinahollowsphere.Amomentearlier，YukarihadjustbrandedKagami’sheartwithscorgwhite-hotmagic，whichwoulddestroyKagamiwheneverYukariwouldactivateit，fromwhereverintheworld.

Yukarikherestofthestory.Shehadjustlivedthroughit.

Kagamiwouldbeegreatlydepressedaftergraduallylosingallabilityinsword，magidalchemy，andwouldbeeoneoftheingstaffatKageyama，doingmeniallabour.Sheeventuallyregainedsomephysicalstrength，afteranhtyears.

ArashiwouldgetmarriedatagetwentywithAkishi’syoungerbrother，whohadvolunteeredtopracticeswordswithKagamiduringherfirstclass.TheywouldgivebirthtoababygirlnamedRan，whichmeantorchid，andRanwouldhaveArashi’sspiritprotegherwellpasttheregularthreedays.Ranwouldbebroughtbackfromthecavesandlivetogetherwithherparents.

YukariwouldmakeanunannoutaKageyamainordertocapturethefamilyofthree.Ran’sfatherwoulddieinbattle，whileArashi，holdingtightlyontoRan，wouldleapoffthewestcliff.

Kagamiwouldfindthem，thenbringRantoasecretplace，asdirectedbyKageyama，tokeepthebabygirlsafe.Arashiwouldwakeupandwouldbepreventedfromknowingthewhereaboutsofherdaughteruntilshemadeafullrecovery，aprocesswhichwouldtaketwoyears.

Aftermakingafullrecovery，Arashiwouldgetherdaughterback，andwouldcutalltieswithKageyamaduetotwoyearsofbottledupefromtheforcedseparatioweenherandherchild.

UponhearingthatArashiwasnoloKageyama，YukariwouldlaunchafullattackwithallofHimeyama’sforces.Allwouldbecruellytorturedandbrutallyslaughtered，a，whenthelastperson，Kagamitheingstaffwastobeputtodeath，aftermuchmentalandphysicaltormentatthehandsofMidoriandRyō，strangepowersawokefromwithinKagami，andsummonedinnumerableswordsoflightandshadowstofillthewholesky.TheseswordswouldwipeouttheentirearmyofHimeyama，alongwithYukariherself.

AndthisentireseriesofeventswasnothingmorethanadreambyanordinarygirlnamedHitomi，whowascurrentlyexperiengtheworldihisKagami，rithingwithenormouspaininfrontofherrightatthismoment.

Yukarifeltdisgusted.Herexistence，hermightinessinbattle，hersupremeabilityastheanderofHimeyama’sunstoppablemilitaryforces，herdominatingleadershipwhichdrewagreatmultitudetoobeyandfollowher，herpeerlesstalentandcapacity...wasmerelymeant，evehanafullydevelopedcharacterinascript，forsomegirltotellothersasataleofcuriosity.

Eventually，Hitomiwouldwriteitdown，andthestorywouldendwithanendingthatdidnotevenincludeYukari:

Kagamiburnedherownspiritasasacrifice.Withherbodybeingdustoflight，swordsoflightsandshadowsraineddownfromthenightsky，killingalloftheHimeyamaforces.ArashitriedtopreserveKagami’ssoulinatoydollthatKagamihadoncemadeforRan，butitfailedduetheinpletenessofthesoul.Arashisacrificedaportionofherspirittoopenaelinthefabricoftimeandspace，sendingtheremnantofthedollwithinpletesoultoanotheruniverse，hopingitwillliveoutitsownlifeinpeace.

Hitomiwokeup，anditwasthemiddleofthenight.Whenmes，shewouldgotothelakesideinthequietpark.Eventhoughititythat，acctothedream，whatwasmissingwasafragmentofhersoulandaportionofRin’sspirit，theabsenceofwhichhadcausedthebreakdownoftheirrelationship，HitomiandRinnowlivedinratherpeacefulseparatelives.Theyhadbeentogether;theyhadmadeunfettablememories.Despitetheoute，theydidnotbetrayKagamiandArashi’sfaithandtrustfromtheotherworld.

Feelingrelievedandresolved，Hitomifellbackasleep.Alarmwouldn’tringforanotherfivehours.

（“WhatIdonow?”

）Yukariwondered.ShepointedherfiKagami’sforehead，puttingKagamitosleepwhilesimultaneouslysettingabarriertopreventanyonefromfindingoutwhathadhappehen，Yukariproceededtoleadhergroupofelitenoblewarriorsbaeyama.

Yukari，uponherreturntoHimeyama，madeherwaytotheGrandDepository，whererecords，charts，notebooks，scrolls，manuscriptsandinpletepartswithspelldiagramswerehousedandstudied.

Sheimmersedherselfinthearchaicmountainofknowledgeandtheories，ofexperimentsandhypotheses，oferrorsandsuccesses.Yukariwasdetermiogeherownfate，andguideHimeyamaontoadifferentpath，outofpredetermineddoomalongtheway.

Yukariemergedonceagainfromitsshadow.Yukaristartedwithlayingdownrulesforthebattlefield:“One.Donotkill;onlyimmobilizeandincapacitatetheopposandtakethemprisoner.Ifoneotoverpowertheenemywithoutkilling，thenthesaidwarrioristooweaktobeiagforces.Two.Demandfullsurrenderwithaspecificdate.Onlyattackwhenfullsurrenderisnotoffereduponarrival.”

YukarientrustedtheadministrationofthestudentbodytoMidoriandKasumi，beforedisappearingintoherstudy.