Everyone gathered in the ship's main hall, spending time in bliss before tomorrow's mission. Emely finally finished the time anchor, all they needed to do now was wait for the next day to come. Ina prepared as much food as she could, even taking some help from Sepide. Yada still looked depressed but managed to come and spend some time with everyone. Gwyn stayed at her side, trying to make her feel better. Remiel and Emely tried to cheer Silva, the blind girl looked tired, probably because of the mission that would come. Despite the efforts of her two friends, Silva couldn't relax and only made it harder for herself. Neige was talking with Ada but went toward Silva when he saw her sorrow, interrupting the three girls' conversation.

"Silva! Why are you so down?"

"Neige? I'm alright don't worry, I probably got sick or something."

"Sick? Did you stop taking Gwyn's vitamins again?"

"No, I mean... Heart's sickness I guess."

Neige rubbed the top of Silva's head with a smile, visibly making Emely jealous.

"You're thinking too much. Do you even train anymore?"

"Sometimes, but I don't see how it's relevant."

"Humans feel bad when they don't exercise enough. That's why we invented sports and martial arts, it's a way to healthily vent our frustration. "

"Neige, it's supposed to be a nice moment." Emely said, a bit confused "Why are you lecturing us about sports and stuff?"

"I'm just trying to find a way to cheer Silva, we haven't trained together in ages."

"But you're not proposing to do it right now, right? She'll do it after tomorrow's mission."

Silva silently stood up. Her friends looked at her with curiosity, waiting to know the reason behind her sudden movement.

"I want to fight against Neige, I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, and I don't want to let go of this opportunity!"

"Fight?" Emely asked with concern "I thought you were just training?"

"No, this time, I want to fight for real. I can see you're always holding back Neige, but today, I feel like I can do it!"

Emely was worried for Silva at first but quickly felt relieved when she felt the blind girl's determination. Neige and she shared a special bond that only they shared, and Emely knew the importance of it for Silva.

"Alright, but you better win then."

"Of course! And don't forget, Neige, no holding back!"

"Wait, I never agreed to a fight. I just said we should train and-"

Before Neige could finish his sentence, Silva already left to prepare. The man still felt happy to see his friends excited but was also worried that something could go wrong before the mission.

The two friends put themselves in more comfortable clothes. The rest of the members circled around, watching as the match was ready to start. Emely kept cheering for Silva but Yada next to her tried to cheer louder for Neige. Remiel stood in the middle, serving as the arbiter for the match. Silva stretched and pointed her fist at her friend, ready to fight at any moment.

"I fought against you so many times, I even fought against your other selves. I've grown a lot since our last sparring match, I'm not going to lose so easily!"

"You're not going to lose easily, huh?" Said Neige with a smile "But that means that you'll still lose, right?"

Remiel raised her hand to the air and counted from three. The room was completely silent aside from her voice, and once she reached zero, Silva immediately rushed at Neige. Even the man was surprised by her reaction, not expecting her to act so quickly after the start. Silva's hits were fast but Neige managed to dodge them. Neige tried to counter-attack, but Silva already knew all of her boxing moves. The man knew it would take more to beat her friend, if he didn't give his all, he wouldn't be able to end it quickly enough. Trying not to hurt his friend too much, Neige suddenly used his leg to kick Silva's side, taking her by surprise. The girl stood back, taking some time to take her breath.

"I thought you couldn't use kicks in boxing?"

"It's not an official match, don't tell me you were actually going to stick by the rules?"

Silva smiled, the blood in her veins rushed all around her body, and her heart was beating as fast as it could.

"You could have at least hit harder, even Emely hurt more!"

Silva ran toward Neige again like nothing happened. Emely stared from the side, she couldn't help but worry for her little bat. She looked as Silva tried her best to even land a hit on Neige, she was still concerned but could see Silva's smile on her face. The blind girl probably didn't even notice she was smiling, instead too focusing on messing around with her friend. Emely smiled softly herself as she saw Silva feeling better, she wouldn't admit it, but she was jealous that Neige could make Silva feel things they could never feel together. Silva continued her attacks while Neige blocked and dodged all of them. The man was completely focused on Silva but was taken aback when he saw her playing with his dagger in her hand. Neige put his hand on his belt and realized that she managed to steal his weapon while he was looking away.

"Look! It's like you told me Neige! I can steal things from people when they're busy!"

"And what are you going to do with that?"

Silva threw the dagger at Neige, who managed to easily dodge it. Silva shrugged, a bit annoyed.

"I didn't need it anyway."

Neige tried to take this opportunity to attack her but Silva managed to dodge at the last moment. Neige tried another kick, but Silva managed to block it and tried to land another punch. Neige could already see the hit coming but lowered his guard when he heard his dagger moving behind him. It was just enough for Silva to take Neige by surprise and land a hit on his face. However, the satisfaction of hitting Neige prevented her from noticing his next attack, taking a direct uppercut on her stomach. Neige stepped back in shock when he saw Silva coughing and falling to the ground.

"Silva... You did great, you can rest now."

"I didn't hear no bell!"

Silva stood up, ready to continue the fight like nothing happened. Neige was hesitant but was forced to continue when Silva threw a slow punch at him. Silva suddenly made a weird movement and the dagger flew back at her. Neige was curious to know what happened but was forced to think later as Silva didn't let him a second to think. The girl continued her assault, forcing Neige to step back. Silva threw the dagger to the side, Neige thought it was just to get rid of it but quickly understood when he almost tripped on a string around his leg. Silva rushed on him, the man was ready for any attack but Silva instead jumped on him and held him tightly, taking everyone by surprise.

"I lost... My tummy hurts so bad..."

Neige smiled softly at Silva before giving her embrace back.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit so hard."

"No, it's okay. Even without that, I would have lost. I had to use tricks to win, it wouldn't have been a real victory."

"I didn't expect you to steal my dagger, you even put a string on it, it was sneaky of you."

"I just wanted to use it as a distraction, I really thought I could put you down with just one hit..."

"Don't feel bad, you did great."

Everyone clapped for the two friends, celebrating not only Neige's victory but Silva's determination to keep going. Emely hurried to take Silva in her arms while Gwyn made sure that everyone was fine. The party continued for a bit before everyone returned to their room, glad that they were able to spend some time together before the fateful day.

Silva jumped on her bed, completely lying on it. She was ready to fall asleep until someone knocked on the door. She went to open it only to find Neige there, it was rare for him to visit her in the middle of the night.

"Silva, I hope I'm not bothering you."

"No, are you here to complain about how I kicked your ass?"

"You didn't though? Anyway, it's not why I'm here."

Neige entered the room and sat on the bed, with Silva next to him.

"I never really took the time to say it, we're often busy or with someone else. I just wanted to say that I'm proud of you. I wish I could have been better for you at times, you deserved better after what you went through. For me, you became someone truly precious, you and Yada are the most important things I have in the universe. You managed to fight your depression and fight against your other self, and you even managed to find love. You deserve Emely and everyone else, whatever happens, I hope you have a bright future."

Neige was staring in front of him while he talked, and when he turned toward his friend, he saw Silva with wet eyes, trying her best to not cry.

"Silva, it's okay to cry. There's no danger, you don't have to act strong."

"I'm not crying... You're just blind..." Silva held Neige tightly, wiping her tears on his shirt "I love you too Neige, you're the best family I could have ever asked for..."

"Yeah... There's something I wanted to give you."

Neige took a necklace out of his pocket and put it on Silva's necklace. The girl touched it, it looked like a cone with swirls on it, probably a seashell of some kind.

"My father gave it to me after he taught me some boxing. He died shortly after and made me promise to give it to my children. I don't have any and I don't plan on changing it but... You're the closest I have."

"I didn't know your father was the one that taught you boxing."

"Yes, it's a family thing I think. I never knew much about my family, Yada was the only family I had for most of my time... Silva, if you ever teach boxing to your child, can you give her the necklace?"

"I will Neige, I promise. I'll make sure she remembers her grandpa as the asexual femboy who taught me boxing."

"I hope Emely knows how to raise a child..."

Neige smiled softly at Silva, who cheerily showed her smile and her teeth to him. The two friends stayed silent together for a moment. Enjoying their last instant of peace before taking care of their most important mission.

"I love you Neige."

"I love you too, Silva"