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[Akihiko's depression didn't last too long. What originally started as a welcome distraction has now become the source of new confidence. His team won the competition, and he's brimming with happiness.]

I can't believe we won. That was really intense.

[Aside from the sand castle building. That didn't require too much strenuous activity, even when he tried to make it so by running back and forth for water.]

Everyone did their best, and that's what counts. Let's not stop there, though. Everyone should keep training. It's good exercise.

[That and he wouldn't mind some friends to exercise with.]

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[Yep, a bakery!

And yeah-- as they mentioned, it gets a lot easier, living here. She's glad he's realizing it, even if Mitsuru is around to keep on their tail about their studies.

Hehe-- at the request, though, she tilts her head. It isn't like she's going to say no.]

Yeah, what's up?

[He rubs the back of his head idly.]

If you told me before, I forgot. But how long have you guys been trapped here?

[Oh.

Well... if Akihiko could believe everything else that has happened here so far, she's certain he could believe this. And she actually doesn't remember if it's come up before, either.]

It varies, actually.

I've been here a little over a year, myself, but... Minato-kun's been here even longer.

[Over a year? He's heard people over the network report that people have disappeared from Vatheon, but now he's even more curious as to the reasoning behind one's departure.]

You must be more homesick than the rest of us.

[She personally finds it better than being Minato-sick. Which is an accurate description of how she felt 100% of the time after his death.

NOT THAT SHE IS... GOING TO MENTION THAT JUST YET.]

Sometimes.

I... kind of worry that I'll forget what Port Island looks like someday.

[If she stays too long-- but there's a laugh.]

Silly, I know.

[In time he can handle it. ~~We hope.~~]

We'll figure it out. We're close to ending the Dark Hour, right?

[Wait...did they end the Dark Hour? So many questions...]

...We did.

[Yukari is still smiling-- because she can reveal that much, right? She can assure him that there's a lot of good to come, after Shinji's death.

There's something to look forward to.]

I know it might be hard to believe. You probably won't even remember if the Coral ever sends you home, but... we did, senpai. Once and for all.

[Eventually.]

[Akihiko can't help but join in. They're going to stop the Dark Hour. That's great news. He realizes they can't be lax in their training, but it gives him a bit of hope for the time being, even if he'll forget what he learned upon his return...if that ever happens.]

I believe it.

[That just left finding the way home.]

Good.

[She can hear the hope in his voice, and it's exactly what she wanted. Her eyes are definitely lit up, and there's a moment where she allows the silence to overtake them. She doesn't want to say anything to ruin the feeling, after all.

But after a while, she'll break it, urging him in a lighthearted tone.]

Well, hurry up, okay? I don't want these get cold before you guys get to them!

[Referring to the fish-shaped bread, of course. They're still warm and really tasty looking. But for how long?]

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