All's well that ends well

[thecastle]

[ So you've wished the dead back to life, but there's still 2 wishes you have to make. Ultimately what happens from here is entirely in your hands, but for the first time in eight weeks everyone is alive and whole again (even that pesky merman). There is that corruption you should deal with, but surely you know what to do about that.

Once you've settled and wound down a bit, maybe you should relax a bit before going your separate ways. You've earned it.

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[pseudoregelia]

[And once the corruption clears, Hiyono finally, finally relaxes.]

...Thank goodness. That should take care of everything, right?

[Reaching up, she begins to remove her hairties, combing her hands through her hair, allowing it to fall straight once again. As she does so, her posture shifts, her expression confident - but a different confident from the young girl who has been with you all throughout this time.

Her clothes are the same, but her demeanor is far more fitting for a woman her age.]

Two months of extra work outside of my contract... I'll have to bill Kiyotaka Narumi extra for it all.

[Really, now.]

But since it's all settled... It should be fine if I say goodbye to everyone as myself instead of Hiyono-chan, right?

It seems a little unfair not to, after everything we've been through together.

[deontological]

...oh, my.

[WELL THEN. Sen was prepared to tell Hiyono that she was proud of all her hard work, but... this is new.

Time to see how this plays out.]

[pseudoregelia]

Ah, Sen-chan!

[HELLO THERE. If nothing else she seems pretty cheery to see her.]

What was it you said? "Being underestimated always brings me the most success?"

[deontological]

Yes, that's exactly the case.

[SHE IS VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, HIYONO.]

You worked hard, Hiyono-chan. ...unless you have another name you prefer?

[godinsolitude]

[Ayumu watches as she lets down her hair, a small, sad smile coming to his face.

So this was it, was it....]

... back to business, hm?

[pseudoregelia]

[When Ayumu approaches her, her smiles softens a bit.]

Back to business, Ayumu. This put a wrench in my plans, but...

Well, I already told you, didn't I? About my next job.

[godinsolitude]

You did. Europe, right?

[So far away.... and for so long....

Well....]

But.... I'm glad, you know. That we had this time together, even if it was like this.

[divertimento]

[Look Elliot is way too tired to get up but he is absolutely gawking from his new home on the floor]

[pseudoregelia]

[Hi there, Elliot! She crouches down to his level.]

Will you be alright, Elliot-kun?

[As if this big reveal isn't. Contributing to his shock.]

[fedorascout]

...you know, I have to apologize, for having lied to you once again. [He shows another black glove] I had to keep secret the fact I had the gemstone and password to Sage-san's room. If he had found out, he could have taken the gemstone, changed the password or killed me.

So I gave you an item just to appease you. I'm sorry.

[...]

May I have that glove back? Kyoko-chan's not going to be happy to have to order a new custom glove if I lose one.

[To his credit, he seems truly apologetic, he's even bowing, but he's not expecting to be forgiven or anything. He just wanted to say he's sorry]

[pseudoregelia]

So that's what it was...

[Well, she doesn't seem offended, at least. She does pull out the glove to hand back.]

It won't do me any good where I'm going next. Actually, I'll need to discard all of my things anyway.

[originallutece]

. . . well, well. Look at you.

[She's smiling, though.]

How old are you?

[pseudoregelia]

I'm sorry, but that would be a trade secret!

[WINK.]

...Still, even if "Hiyono" was the one who promised it, it looks like I've made good on it after all.

That wish to break out of this cage, that is.

[She raises a hand, touching it lightly to the cage necklace around her neck.]

[miirai]

Everything isn't taken care of until we make our third wish.

[ Rika, in turn, doesn't show any surprise on her face to all of this. ]

But I suppose it's nice to see you like this.

[pseudoregelia]

Ahh, settled enough, I should say. If we made our final wish, I wouldn't be able to talk to everyone like this.

[And that's what's important to her right this moment.]

It's good to see you again, Rika-chan. I hope you weren't too bored... wherever you were.

[browbeater]

[wow, he looks a little bit stunned.]

[pseudoregelia]

[Surprise!!]

It's good to properly meet with you again, Mako-kun.

[presomnia]

[okay, well, she's freaking out a little but it's actually entirely on the basis of—]

W-wait, wait, I didn't think humans aged that fast?!

[SHE KNOWS THAT SHE'S GONNA HIT FIVE FEET EVEN BY THE TIME THE REST OF YOU ARE GETTING BURIED IN THE GROUND, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE]

[pseudoregelia]

[...Pfft.]

Tiki-chan, no--

This is my real age. I'm sorry, but "Hiyono" is just a disguise I used.

[blacksong]

... How the fuck did you not get tired keeping that up? [THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ZERO, REALLY?]

[pseudoregelia]

Actually, I've been playing this role for the past two years.

It's my job.

[So??? Just more of the same, really, aside from all the extra murder.]

[irrationalities]

[Oh... huh. Well admittedly he didn't expect that. There's something a little more considering in his gaze, but he shakes it off before he says anything.]

Fooled even them, huh. Not bad.

[pseudoregelia]

...To be honest, I'm not sure how I managed even that.

[How does magic work???]

Still, it worked to my favor, so I can't really complain.

[devilsphysician]

...Wow.

That explains why you seem more accustomed to handling bodies then you should've been.

[pseudoregelia]

Ah, well...

Even "Hiyono" was used to seeing corpses with everything she went through.

[...Although, even "Hiyono" was used to corpses from the very start.]