I'll kill you after I finish this game!

This thing is even more romantic than a wedding ring in some ways, so Xiangchun also fantasized a bit about how she would love it if someone proposed to her with this.

Nanami and Jibril smiled without saying a word at the sight, but their fingers twitched involuntarily, causing Skadi's other hand to tremble, which made Skadi roll her eyes at them speechlessly.

Himuro Rei stared intently at the red thread in Sakurai Hotaru's hand, her expression blank and her tone unnatural as she looked at the blushing Sakurai, offering a slightly sarcastic reminder:

"The other one, representing love, is for that blonde beauty, right? Sakurai, don't get it wrong. Becoming your brother's lover in the next life... that seems quite taboo..."

"Shut up, you weirdo! I'm not mistaken!!!"

Upon hearing Himuro Reia's words, Sakurai Hotaru immediately felt ashamed and indignant, because she unconsciously associated it with something else, so she quickly shook off what was on her mind and glared fiercely at the other person, roaring.

After roaring, he solemnly thanked Skadi.

Mary looked at her palm with a touch of sadness, then looked at Skadi with teary eyes and said:

"Titi, why weren't we destined to be together?"

“From now on, I’ll be living in your embrace (world), do you still need this?” Skadi tapped the other’s forehead with her finger, saying with a mix of exasperation and amusement.

What are you doing? Getting jealous in a place like this means you'll never escape Mary's embrace. Do you really need to use something like this to contact her, Skadi?

"I mean before."

Mary pouted and muttered to herself, somewhat willfully.

Although it was bittersweet, the girl didn't resent anything. She hadn't redeemed Skadi like she had done for Ren, which led to Skadi leaving her.

"How about Si Lang tries to form a bond with me?"

Erii Honjo also said to Shirou Yuza with great interest.

"No need, we're already so destined to be together..."

Yuza Shirou scratched his cheek with his fingers and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Skadi gave Silang a deep look, a look that suggested he was a virgin inside and out, even in his soul. Her expression quickly returned to normal, and she grinned wickedly at the two of them, saying:

"Yuza Shirou looks like a delinquent, but he's surprisingly innocent. You two are so close, haven't you had sex yet?"

"puff--!"

Silang's face twisted in pain, and Skadi's blunt words immediately provoked him so much that he spat out the drink he was drinking.

Many of the people blushed slightly, but they all displayed the gossipy nature of women, looking at Shiro with teasing and curious eyes. Even Fujii Ren stroked his chin and smiled as he sized up Shiro and Erii.

"Oh dear, Skadi-senpai has hit the nail on the head."

Erii Honjo, however, wasn't embarrassed at all. She also turned the tables on Yuza Shirou beside her, saying without any mercy:

"Si Lang looks like a handsome rogue, but he's actually just a pure virgin. In the past, when beautiful women offered themselves to him, he would only talk a lot of nonsense, but he never dared to actually do it."

"Now that Ellie mentions it, I also remember that I've never found anything that someone his age should have under Silang's bed since I was little."

Kasumi Ayase also thought of her childhood friend, who seemed to be quite uninterested in the opposite sex.

What exactly is going on? Is he genuinely not interested? Or does he already have someone he likes?

"You idiot Ellie, you idiot Kasumi! What's it to you?!"

Yuza Shirou's temples twitched, and he was actually feeling a little flustered and embarrassed by everyone's gaze, but he just didn't want to show it on the surface.

Fujii Ren felt very relieved to see this scene; finally, this thug got his comeuppance.

However, she wanted to add more fuel to the fire, so in front of Silang, she righteously addressed Mary beside her, saying:

“Mary, I think you should let Silang be a girl in his next life. Since he doesn’t seem interested in girls, maybe he’s actually more interested in men.”

"Huh!? Can boys date each other?"

Mary was taken aback, feeling as if she had learned something incredibly profound.

Fujii Ren's answer was simply that Shirou might not want to show it because of societal expectations, and that girls could date boys, right?

Mary nodded in sudden understanding, then smiled and, under Si Lang's distorted expression as if he wanted to vomit blood, gave him a thumbs up and nodded, her eyes conveying the message that she would definitely grant his wish.

"Ren! K is plotting against me! Mary-chan, please don't listen to her!!!"

Silang no longer cared about manners; he didn't want his pregnancy secrets exposed, so he immediately started playfully hitting Fujii Ren with a look of utter despair.

The playful fight between Fujii Ren and Shirou immediately plunged everyone around them into a burst of unkind laughter.

But after the final laughter and cheers, it was time to come to an end.

After all, all good things must come to an end, and Skadi, after stretching, was the first to indicate that she wanted to leave.

"Ah~~~ I'm full, Mary. I'll come find you in the next life after I fulfill my promise to Nanami and the others."

Skadi stood up abruptly, followed by Nanami, Jibril, Tohka, and Yoshino, all smiling. She addressed the reluctant Mary and Fujii Ren:

"Your world allows us to coexist. Don't look so lonely and reluctant. We will meet again someday. You watch over the whole world, and I will watch over you. I, reborn, will be your eternal guardian and return to your side."

After all, Mary's reasoning was too focused on goodwill, and redemption without regard to good or evil would cause an imbalance between good and evil. Skadi, who knew about the other party's flaws, naturally wouldn't ignore it.

At that time, she will be responsible for helping the other party and will do her best to assist him.

After all, Skadi was smiling, very happy at the moment, but she couldn't help but think of the inevitable backlash from the Marie world, and... Marie's end.

This left her with an inescapable gloom. Skadi wasn't so naive as to think that simply dealing with Mara would make everything alright.

Mary's flaws in reason cannot be remedied, and sooner or later a second and third wave of problems will emerge.

Skadi, confident in her Tai Chi's ability to transcend change, was able to help Mary fill in her shortcomings.

Mary didn't say anything more, but immediately stood up, went to Titi, and gave her a tight hug.

Then there are Tohka, Yoshino, Nanami, and Jibril.

Skadi is right, they will meet again someday, that day is certain.

They each have plenty of time to wait, and one day they will laugh together on this rooftop again.

Goodbye, Mary, goodbye, everyone.

Skadi took Yoshino's hand, said goodbye to everyone else, opened the rooftop door, and walked in with her family and friends, entering the cycle of reincarnation.

Ren Fujii and Mary watched Skadi and the others leave, feeling sad about parting but also looking forward to meeting them again in the future.

“Then it’s time for us to say goodbye, Ren.”

Yuza Shirou and Honjo Erii, along with Rei and Sakurai, stood up with light laughs, also indicating that they were leaving the party.

Himuro Rei pursed her lips, approached Fujii Ren and Mary, silently gave them a hug, and whispered:

"If I don't find you in my next life, you must come looking for me."

"Yes, I will!"

"We will definitely meet again."

Fujii Ren and Mary smiled and assured Himuro Reia.

Reia smiled happily, then went to Ayase Kasumi, looked at this person with whom she shared blood ties, and said softly:

"If I could be in the next life, I would love to be your real family."

"...Senior Ling'ai."

Kasumi Ayase felt like crying; she was also very reluctant to part ways.

She was also aware of their connection; if Himuro Reia in front of her were connected by blood, she was indeed her relative.

The other person in this life has too many regrets. Xiangchun can tell how happy she is by comparing her situation with Lingai's.

"But you're still alive. Maybe when you get old, you'll be able to see me again."

Seeing that Ayase Kasumi looked like she was about to cry, Himuro Rei smiled and teased her to lighten the mood.

However, Ayase Kasumi took this as an opportunity, wiped away her tears, and firmly said to Rei:

"In that case, I want to become a teacher in the future. When Ling Ai becomes my student again, I'm sure I'll be able to find you again."

Although Ren and Shirou always call her "idiot Kasumi," she is by no means stupid.

As a descendant of Reinhardt, she is absolutely not stupid or dumb. Even if she can't be called a genius, Kasumi is definitely outstanding.

She wants to be a teacher in the future, so that when her new friends become students again, they will definitely have the opportunity to meet them again.

"I never imagined what it would be like for idiot Kasumi to become a teacher."

Yuza Shirou stroked his chin with one hand, and with the other hand, he chuckled and ruffled Kasumi's hair, teasing her as he did so.

But this time, Xiangchun didn't argue with Silang. She just held up her little finger to him and said:

"Hey, in your next life, you can't be a hoodlum, you have to be a good student, so it'll be easier for me to find you."

"Hey......"

Silang smiled without saying anything more, simply following Xiangchun's childish actions and extending his little finger to hook it with hers.

Needless to say, he will definitely fulfill Xiangchun's wish, as she has always been very lonely.

Si Lang knows his childhood sweetheart very well, so this moment can be considered a promise.

He held onto this promise as an obsession, determined to fulfill Xiangchun's wish to reunite with him.

"Fujii, Mary, until the future."

Hotaru Sakurai smiled gently, hugged the two of them, and said goodbye.

Everyone said goodbye in their own way, and after they finished, they walked together toward the rooftop gate.

"..."

Watching their departing figures, both Fujii Ren and Kasumi unconsciously reached out their hands, but they could not reach them no matter what they did.

This distance cannot be described as merely remote; it is a boundary that each of us must return to—the boundary between life and death.

Meanwhile, as everyone stepped through the gate, Fujii Ren and Kasumi's vision began to be filled with pure white.

"Goodbye, Ren. Hold your head high as a victor."

In his blurry vision, Si Lang waved his hand without turning his head, and was the first to walk into the gate and disappear from sight.

"Live in the moment and enjoy life."

This was Erii Honjo's farewell blessing. After saying this, she followed Shirou into the room.

"Meeting everyone has made me feel for the first time that being born is wonderful."