“Q-Quroe-san!”

  Quroe looks towards Luna behind quickly.

  *!*

  He sees that Lily is suddenly standing close next to Luna.

  “Hey! Please lift up both of your arms!” requests Lily.

  “. . .”

  Luna was hesitant, seeing that Quroe was being hostile toward the First Judge pair. She looks towards Quroe, but he doesn’t seem to be worried or anything. Seeing his face, Luna calms down and does what Lily asked. She lifts both of her hands towards Lily.

  “Reverse.”

  Lily hovers her right hand over Luna’s hands, and it glows light blue, and both of Luna’s hands also quickly shine in blue.

  *SHIIIIIIINNGGGGG*

  Within milliseconds, both of her hands have returned to normal. Her cut arms regrow fast, and they are now back to normal. The clothing that was used to stop the bleeding was also gone, though Quroe’s coat sleeves were still missing despite this.

  *!*

  Luna was in awe at what she just witnessed. She tried moving her hands around, moving her fingers, cracking her fingers, jumping around, swinging her arms, and moving her hands randomly and erratically without any specific patterns. She felt no pain at all in her arms. It’s like nothing happened to her, just like how it was before they were cut.

  “I simply moved back the state of your hands into what it was before it was cut.” said Lily.

  “T-Thank you for healing me! I thought for sure that I would’ve continued living without any hands for the rest of my life!” said Luna as she bowed her head towards Lily.

  “Don’t mention it! It’s nothing, really!” said Lily humbly.

  “As always, the Queen of Time’s power is impressive. A wound that severe was easily patched up, and now it’s like her hand was never cut at all.” said Quroe.

  “She IS the Queen of Time after all. The one and only!” adds Light.

  “It would’ve been better if you two arrived earlier. Maybe then, Kasumi would’ve been alive.” said Quroe.

  “The thing is, we weren’t even sure if we were going to meet today! Antarctica is a massive continent. It is entirely plausible that we missed each other by a few kilometers. We cannot pinpoint your location. Lily is the Queen of Time, not the King of Space. She wouldn’t have known your exact location. Plus, you’re a Judge, so I doubt any type of clairvoyant Faith power would work on you. I myself have the power to open a wormhole for long-distance travel, but I cannot warp to a place I have no knowledge about.” said Light.

  “. . .”

  “And here’s my next point. If we, the Judges, all work together, staying in touch with one another, then no matter how dire the situation is, the rest of us will only be one phone call away to help you guys at anytime. With a single video call, I can familiarize what I looked at and open a warp portal, and we’ll always be there to help one another!”

  Light offers his hand towards Quroe once more.

  “I say this again, and I’ll say it over and over again. Seventh Judge, Sedahashi Quroe-san! We need you! Please join us all and come to the gathering of the Judges. From then on, we will all work together and stay in touch at all times!”

  “. . .”

  Quroe thinks to himself one last time. He’s carefully thinking about all of his options regarding everything that has happened.

  “. . .”

  He stands up after a while. He walks, approaching Light, and shakes his hand.

  “No matter how many times I think it all! This seems like the most logical outcome. I was strong. So strong that nobody I have ever faced ever survived me, minus you, First Judge! And yet someone like me still lost someone important, no matter how strong I got. I have decided!”

  Quroe looks firmly at Light’s eyes.

  “I’ll come to the gathering! It’s time to meet with the other Judges! Can’t lie! I am also curious about them! Leader!”

  *!*

  Light was a bit surprised, but he smiled afterward, both at hearing his positive answers and hearing him addressing him as a leader.

  “Glad to hear that! Appreciate to finally have you on our side, Quroe-san!”

  They both shake their hands in agreement. The Seventh Judge has finally joined the rest of the Judges.

  They both let go of their hands.

  “So, that makes the Third and the Fourth Judges left! The Second Judge told us that you met the Third Judge, Quroe-san! Is that true?”

  “Hm? Yeah, I met him! His name was Tsubasa Kaito. A man. He’s a very excellent guy! Has exceptional Faith powers and is always calm and collected in any situation. I’ve had the pleasure of working together with him for a brief.”

  “Oh, really? You have his contact, then?”

  “Before we continue our conversation, can you let me at least attend to my Kasumi?”

  *!*

  “Ah, yes! I apologize! Please do!”

  “Thanks, Leader!”

  Stolen story; please report.

  Quroe turns around, and he and Light walk back towards Kasumi’s remains.

  *!*

  But they both see that Luna and Lily were already crouching next to Kasumi’s remains. Quroe also sees that Kasumi’s body has returned to normal. Her burnt pitch-black body has returned to how it was before, complete with her clothing and all. Her missing left hand has also returned. Lily had reversed the state of her body before she died. Quroe and Light reached them.

  “Seventh Judge! This is the least thing I could do! I can only restore the body! But her soul is with God now. The realm of death belongs to God alone.” said Lily as she stood up.

  “No, thank you. This calms me down even if it’s only a tiny bit. Thanks!”

  “Quick question, Quroe-san! When I restored her body to before she died, her left arm was still missing, and I had to revert that part further back than any other. Does that mean she lost her arm before she even came here? Or did something else happen that could interfere with my power?” asks Lily.

  “No, it’s just the first point! She lost her hand in a killing game a few weeks ago. I’ll tell you all about it later. For now. . .”

  Quroe looks toward Light.

  “Leader, do you mind?”

  “Yeah! Go ahead!”

  Light grabs Lily’s hand, whispers something, and they walk away from Kasumi’s corpse, about three meters away. Quroe crouches down next to Luna, near Kasumi’s corpse.

  *sobs sobs*

  Seeing Kasumi in this state makes Luna cry once more. She seems to be sleeping so peacefully right now.

  “Kasumi-nee-chan. . .”

  *sobs sobs*

  Luna picks up Kasumi’s left hand and places it on her right cheek. She’s grieving, feeling how cold her body has become.

  *sobs sobs*

  She continues to cry over her lifeless body.

  Quroe also starts shedding tears as he finally gets a proper look at Kasumi’s peaceful face, but he cries silently without any sound.

  “At the very least, she no longer has to suffer! She constantly had to fight opponents much stronger than her. I pity her so much! I wish I could’ve been there the entire time, 24/7. But thankfully, she will never have to go through such things ever again.”

  They both cried at her passing, and now they realized that this was the last time that the three of them would ever be together again.

  “HUWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! KASUMI-NEE-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!! HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

  Luna is openly crying loudly. She grieved, and her heart felt wounded deeply. Quroe is crying silently next to her. They continued to cry together for a few minutes uninterrupted.

  Meanwhile, Light and Lily are turning their backs on them, giving them full privacy to grieve and mourn.

  Lily is currently wiping off blood from Light’s swollen face with a wet tissue. She got her tissue all the way from home via Light’s wormhole.

  “Ouch!”

  “Please endure it a little bit, Light-kun!”

  “I know! Thanks for always taking care of me, Lily! It makes me feel loved.”

  “That’s because I do love you, silly! How many times do I have to say this to you?”

  “As many times as I can! Hehe!” said Light with a smile.

  “. . .Dummy.”

  “Ouch!”

  Lily continues to try to wipe and clean any blood from his face.

  “Remember, Light-kun! I even proposed to you! I wouldn’t have talked about marriage if I didn’t love this brute but adorable boyfriend of mine.”

  “Ouch! Wait a minute? Brute? Are you calling me a brute? Are you saying that I am a violent person, my lovely girlfriend?” said Light, feeling slightly offended.

  “Not to me, I meant! I just meant that you are very harsh towards your enemies, yet very gentle towards me. I feel special thanks to that. . .”

  “Ouch! Oh. . . S-Sorry if I raised my voice.”

  “That’s alright! I should’ve talked more clearly!”

  “Ouch! There’s no way it’s your fault! I apologize!”

  “No, no! It’s both of our faults!”

  “Ouch!”

  “(Wow, I expected her to act adorably, but this mature behaviour is also my kinda thing! Best girlfriend slash soon-to-be-wife ever!!)”

  After a few minutes, Lily has finished cleaning up any blood from Light’s face. Lily suddenly leans on his chest and whispers into his ear.

  “LILY?!”

  “Light-kun! Just so you know, I was this close to killing the Seventh Judge when he kept hitting you!” whispers Lily as he showed Light her fingers as if she were trying to grab a pinch of salt.

  “I understand! I’m sorry I had to put you through that!”

  “Whoever next threatens you won’t be so lucky! I’m gonna have a hard time holding back!”

  “I understand! But please don’t actually kill anyone! Remember our position as the Judge and Support, Lily!”

  Lily leans back away from Light.

  “I understand, Light-kun. . .”

  Meanwhile, Quroe places his hands atop Luna’s head. She continues to cry, but Quroe has stopped.

  “Don’t hold anything back, Luna! Let her hear all of your grief. . .”

  “HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! YOU SHOULD NOT HOLD ANYTHING BACK, EITHER, QUROE-SAN! HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

  “I already did, but the moment I realized that she’s now with God reassures me and relieved me for some reason.” said Quroe with a smile to Luna.

  “. . .”

  Luna was a bit astonished by Quroe’s response.

  “Quroe-san! Can I ask you for something?”

  “Hm? What is it? This came out of the blue.”

  “Since Kasumi-nee-chan was my older sister, and you liked her anyway! Then you would’ve become her husband, so in turn, I would become your little stepsister! Am I right?”

  What Luna asked hurts Quroe a little bit, knowing that reality is something that will never happen, but he perfectly realizes that she has no intention to hurt him by bringing it up.

  “I guess, that’s true! But what of it?”

  “Can you become my older brother instead, now?”

  *!*

  Quroe was a little bit surprised at Luna’s request. She requested that, with tears in her eyes, and it touched his heart. He almost felt like crying at such an honest and sincere demand, especially after knowing what she’s been through.

  *!*

  Quroe suddenly hugs Luna and buries her face into his chest.

  “I’ll do it! I’ll become your brother! *sobs sobs* I’ll protect you for all times! No one shall lay a hand against you for the rest of my life! This is my oath to you! *sobs sobs*”

  Quroe starts crying as he accepts Luna’s request. Hearing him cry, Luna cries even harder.

  “THANK YOU QUROE-NII-SAAAAAAAANNNNN!!! HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I AM SO HAPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! HUUUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I FOR SURE THOUGHT YOU WOULD REFUSE!! HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”

  Luna is crying loudly in relief.

  “That means I haven’t been showing you who I really am! *sobs sobs* And I apologize for treating you like a stowaway this whole time! *sobs sobs* From now on, we’re family!”

  “THANK YOU QUROE-NII-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!! HUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”

  They both continue to cry and hug in each other’s warmth and joy for a few minutes.

  .

  .

  .

  About ten minutes later, Light and Quroe exchanged each other’s social media.

  “Once again, this is now my little sister, Luna! Please be nice to her!”

  “Nice to meet you two, Light-nii-san, Lily-nee-san!” said Luna as she bowed her head towards Light and Lily.

  “Nice to meet you, too, Luna-chan!” said Light.

  “Let’s get along properly from now on, you two!” said Lily.

  “So, can you come to my house later tonight, Quroe-san? Give me a videocall and I’ll open a wormhole for you!”

  “I apologize, Leader, but not today! I still have to bury Kasumi, and then there’s some unfinished stuff regarding my new little sister. Though I promised you I’ll come to the gathering regardless! That is not today, right?”

  “Yeah! We still haven’t gotten in contact with the Third and the Fourth Judge.”

  “I apologize, but me and the Third Judge didn’t exchange contact! I should have asked him!”

  “No worries! Remember that God orchestrated this whole Judge thing! I’m sure we’ll all come together in His timing!” said Light.

  “I see! That’s reassuring.” Said Quroe.

  “Then it’s a small farewell, for now, Quroe-san!” said Light.

  “Yeah! We’ll visit you if it’s possible, but regarding the gathering, we will be there, a hundred percent!” reassures Quroe.

  “Yeah!” adds Luna.

  “Good to hear!” said Lily.

  The four of them said farewell to one another. Lily hops onto Light’s back. He transformed his legs, and he jumped away, leaving the continent behind.

  “Wow, Light-nii-san is pretty fast! I thought only his girlfriend was fast!” said Luna.

  “Those two are strong on their own! Together, they’re basically cheating.”

  “Haha! True!”

  “Let’s go too, Luna!”

  “Okay!”

  Luna has summoned ‘Hana’ and she carries Kasumi’s body in its arms. Luna hops on Quroe’s back, and he engulfs his entire body in his black and red aura.

  *BWOOOOSSHHH*

  *BWOOOOSSHH*

  And they both left the continent behind as well. Quroe adjusted his flying speed so he wouldn’t leave ‘Hana’ behind. They went off to bury Kasumi somewhere.