Silva, Sepide, and Remiel walked in the snowy lands of Neige's homeworld. It's been a month since Neige left them and the blind girl suddenly felt the need to come here. Even if they managed to save the universe, all worlds weren't spared. Neige's world was empty but far from being as cold as it was now. Remiel and Sepide accompanied the girl while she was aimlessly walking around. Sepide's attention suddenly moved toward a shiny thing on the ground. She hurried toward it and immediately called her friends when she saw what it was. Remiel and Silva came over, the blind girl particularly annoyed.

"Can you yell louder? I almost heard something else than my heartbeat."

"It's a watch."

Sepide threw it at her friend. Silva caught it and just thought Sepide suddenly became a watch collector but was shocked when she could feel what it was. It was the watches they used to travel between worlds, and more specifically, Neige's watch.

"Do you know what it means?" Sepide asked with a smile "Maybe Neige is alive! He lost his watch, that's why Remiel couldn't feel him."

"No... I hope it's not the case." Silva gently caressed the watch before throwing it back at Sepide "I want him to rest, he already did so much for us. He deserves to rest alongside the nerd, they both suffered too much."

Silva smiled softly through the pain before walking away. Sepide took the watch and swapped it with the one she already had, as a way to forever remember her friend. Silva suddenly was attacked by a flying jacket. She was about to throw it away in frustration but kept it when she realized what it was.

"It's Neige's! It's his jacket!"

"It does look like it, but it suffered heavy damage."

Remiel took the vest and looked at it from every angle, noticing multiple holes in it.

"Neige takes care of his stuff usually... It probably wasn't easy for him there."

Silva jumped face-first on the snowy ground, expecting the snow to make it less painful. Instead, a sharp object hit her forehead, forcing her to stand up while she put her hand on the part in pain. The blind girl took the item on the floor and quickly recognized Neige's dagger. Her hand shook as she took it while she did her best to hold back her tears. The two girls went next to her, taking a look a the weapon. Sepide tilted her head, a bit confused by the appearance of the dagger.

"Were there always those little holes on the blade?"

Silva touched the blade to see if Sepide was right and flinched when she realized what it was.

"It's braille!"

"Braille?" Asked Remiel "Can you read it?"

"Of course, that's literally made for blind people. It was one of the first things Neige taught me."

Silva slid her fingers on the blade, smiling softly as she read it.

"It's not the end, only a new beginning."

"Is that what is written on it?"

Silva nodded at Sepide's question, holding the blade against her chest.

"It's Neige's last message to us... I'm sure he's in a better world now."

The trio stayed together, reminiscing about their lost friend.

A year passed. The ship they were on still existed but was not in a good state. Out of respect for their former leader, they decided to not change how it was. Instead, they decided to stay in the world where Yada took Neige after their own world was destroyed. The nature was calm and they managed to build a few houses. Silva brushed her hair, proud to feel them reach her chest now. Her new long red hair made her little inventor very happy, and she knew that. While she was focused on her hair, someone knocked on the door. She asked them to enter, and Gwyn stepped inside. She sat in front of Silva, with a soft smile on her face.

"Leader, I came to update you about the project Emely and I are working on."

Silva blushed at Gwyn's words and looked away, still not used to her new title.

"Don't call me that... It's embarrassing."

"Don't worry, it suits you well. Everything is going well for now, but it still will take a bit of time."

"We're not in a hurry, it's not like we have a time limit now, we need to enjoy our time all we can."

"Of course. So, what do you think about the new Kronos so far?"

"I didn't hear any complaint. I'm glad we can still help worlds get away from destruction and even help those affected by the anomaly. It will still take a lot of work, but I'm hopeful for the future."

Gwyn smiled, happy to see Silva in a good mood

"I agree. I'm grateful for the life we have now, I truly feel fulfilled. I'm happy to go on missions with you, it gives me a break from work. By the way, leader, I think you should check up on everyone."

"Why? Did something happen?"

"No, nothing bad. But it's been a year today, I think you should still check up on everyone to see how they're doing."

"Oh, right! I should go now then. But still, call me Silva, I'm no leader."

"Yada used to say that too when we were alone. I'm glad I still am the leader's counselor."

Silva pulled her tongue to Gwyn to show her dissatisfaction and left her office. The soft wind brought her mind to ease as she immediately found Remiel, filming a creature looking like a snow squirrel with her phone. Silva silently stayed at her side for a few minutes until the squirrel ran away.

"You're working on your documentary?"

"Yes, Mom." Proudly said Remiel "I feel much happier talking about nature on internet instead of livestreaming. I think I will leave that to Sepide."

"You know, Gwyn called me leader earlier. I didn't like it, and yet, it still sounds better than Mom."

"But you are in a relationship with Mother, making you my Mom."

"I'll just ignore it... So, do you still have Neige's vest?"

"Yes, I use it more like a cape nowadays. It's too small for me anyway, but it goes well with Sepide's scarf."

"I wish I could see it... How has this year been for you?"

"It's a bit peculiar, I am barely two years old. I would say that my life has been short but full of wonders. I cannot wait for another year with everyone."

"Me too, those last two years are probably the most important of my life. I wanted to talk with Ina, you know where she is?"

"I believe she is in the kitchen, making dinner."

"Dinner? Already? I spend too much time in that office... Well, I'll see you around then."

Silva waved at Remiel and headed toward the kitchen. She was glad to know that Remiel was still happy with her new life, even if she seemed a bit too comfortable considering her like a mom.

Silva entered the kitchen and smelled the soft odor of bread baking. She went closer to the over, enjoying the smell until Ina approached her.

"Be careful, you'll burn yourself."

"I'll be careful, it's just sooo good. Even better than eating the bread."

Ina chuckled, amused by Silva's reaction.

"I'm glad you still enjoy my food, Silva... You really matured, I can't believe this pervert girl became our leader."

"Don't tell me it's all you remembered about me! And I just took the role because you all insisted so much, I still don't think I deserve it..."

"You don't get things because you deserve them, you have to do your best to deserve them after you get them. But still, you really feel like an adult now."

"I think that Neige rubbed his wisdom on me. Also, now I have Emely to say all the pervert things I want. I think it's mostly because I feel better now, I don't need to hide my sadness behind jokes."

"It's wonderful! You'll be a wonderful leader, I'll trust you with anything that isn't related to cooking."

"I think I can cook... Anyway, how has been this year for you?"

Ina let out a sigh before smiling again.

"It's not easy after what happened to Neige and the leader, I mean... The former leader."

"Don't worry, I'm still not used to it either. I can't believe the nerd died when I started to have respect for her... So, are you still helping at the orphanage?"

"Yes, the kids there are really happy to see me! You know, it's weird to say, but I'm happy everything happened. If it didn't, we would still be on the ship, talking to each other when we meet in the hallways. Now, it's like we're a family and we even have another world to go if we need human contact."

"I'll admit, I'm pretty proud of myself for that." Silva said with a smug smile "I never was able to have a normal life, so finding a world where we can go for that felt like a relief to me. I'm glad if you managed to be happy with your job at the orphanage."

"Of course, now I'll continue cooking if you don't mind. I'm afraid you'll find a way to burn yourself."

"I'm not that clumsy... Anyway, I need to find Sepide, you know where she is?"

"I believe she's near the lake, I saw her there when I took a break."

"Thanks, Ina, I'll go check on her."

Silva left, happy that Ina felt better despite the events. Their lives were now getting closer to a normal one. They could finally get to live peacefully, all thanks to the sacrifice of their friends.