dear_mun | (no subject)

[ kengo said emoto was ordered to dispose of his father, but-- ]

Did you know, Emoto-sensei? About... about Kengo-san. About what he was, before.

[To answer that, he needs to know what Nozama-kun thinks Kengo was before. Emoto had never told anyone about the Core Switch.] And what would that be?

The-- The Core Child. [ which is something she isn't sure she has grasped yet, about what it really was. one thing is clear: kengo wasn't human. ]

Ah— Yes. Yes, I knew. What of it?

I was just... wondering why you didn't tell him. [ would it have changed anything anyway? probably not. ]

I didn't take him from Rabbit Hatch because I wanted to use him against Sagittarius. If I'd had my way, he would have graduated peacefully from high school without ever knowing.

[Rueful smile.] He decided to fight, instead. [Pause.] Is he upset, that I didn't tell him?

[ she shakes her head. ] He... he seems resigned to the idea. [ then again, she wasn't there when kengo broke down in front of yuuki and gentarou. ]

That's good. I'm glad. [Kengo-kun's still young. Resignation will lead to acceptance eventually, especially when the club members are with him.] Remind him of his humanity once in a while, will you? You know what he's like.

I think Yuuki-san and Gentarou-san will do that enough, Emoto-sensei. But I will help, however I can.

A person needs more than two friends in his life! That goes for you too, Nozama-kun.

[Oh, that's right.] I'm sorry about Rabbit Hatch; you can no longer visit the moon.

Thanks to the club, I have more than two friends! I'm not sure if you know them but we have two new recruits - Ran-chan and Haru-chan. It's also timely because Ryusei-san's returned to Subaraboshi already.

[ a pause, then she shakes her head. ] It's all right. We'll find a way to go to the moon through our own efforts, Emoto-sensei. We need to since Gentarou-san said he wants us to befriend the Presenters!

[He is apprehensive on the inside.] I'm sure the Presenters would be glad to met such a lively bunch!

Ah— The anti-Zodiarts club is still running?

Mm! Though we aren't called like that, Emoto-sensei. We're the Kamen Rider Club - though now we go by Space Kamen Rider club. Besides, the school hasn't had any Zodiarts running in it since all the Horoscopes had been defeated.

[Puzzled pause.] Oh, it changed focus! Has school been normal for all of you since then?

[ nods. ] We all wish you'd be there to see it.

It's enough for me to know that you're all okay. [And, watching from the afterlife, etc.] The school was never my business, anyway! With The Hole closed, I might have moved my study elsewhere, but now it's up to you youngsters. I wish you fortune.

...Emoto-sensei can I ask a favor of you?

Yes?

[ LENGTHIEST OF PAUSES. ] Can you... look after Ryusei-san?

[He'd do that anyway. Kengo-kun and Ryusei-kun.] Is something wrong?

[ shakes her head quickly. ] No, no. It's just... he's returned to Subaraboshi and it will be nice if there's someone looking out for him there, even if he doesn't really need it.

[He would say something reassuring, but on the other hand, he never would have predicted that Ryusei-kun would carry Nozama-kun out of the Dark Nebula. Youngsters and their ~problems~.]

What danger can there be at Subaruboshi High School? [Deliberate pause.] Young lady students?

N-No! Emoto-sensei--! [ that is not true although maybe it is, just a little bit ]

Hahahaha! I apologize; that was out of line. I can see what I can do about unfortunate accidents.

But Nozama-kun, the best way to keep young ladies away from him is to tell him yourself.

Tell him what, though? [ asking is one thing, but telling? ]