Chapter 20.3: Final Chapter III


    The four of us returned our replies separately, and we left the cemetery in a flurry of activity, afraid that we would miss our ride.


    Being carried in a wheelchair, my body was shaken in all sorts of directions, and I looked back.


    Hyuga


    The smoke from the incense sticks was still rising from the grave of the Hyuga family, and I stared at it as it drifted away from me.


    The figure of Hyuga was nowhere to be found.


    Only the smoke from the incense and a bouquet of flowers were there


    Hyuga was no longer there.


    The graveyard was as vacant as ever, apanied by the fallen leaves fluttering in the wind. At the sight of it, a forceful tailwind swallowed me up, leaving me feeling a bit lonely.


    It was like an encouragement from her. I stuffed the sensation of being dragged back inside of my chest. I told myself that from this moment on, I, likewise, would be embarking on a new path.


    Goodbye, Hyuga.


    Slowly, I brought my face back to the front and muttered.


    Goodbye, senior.


    Yeah, I thought I heard that from somewhere.


    I had such a feeling.