Epilogue: Together with My Friends

My consciousness returned.

I slowly opened my eyes.

"Oh, you're awake?"

Ichinose-san's face was right in front of me.

And I could feel something soft against the back of my head.

...This is a lap pillow, isn't it?

When I asked with my eyes, Ichinose-san looked away.

"Oh, no, this is just... I thought it would be cruel to leave you lying on the ground like that... Ah, but now that I think about it, maybe my lap is even worse... Haha."

"...It's fine."

If anything, I feel much better now...