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they sit at the restaurant there and the man is known as Kirito asks Hikari "Well, Hikari. Should we introduce ourselves first?" Hikari agreed with it. then he tells Kirito about his name first.

"My name is Aigami Hikari. I'm a part of Hitaku which was a growing up group."

After hearing that from Hikari, the man called Kirito introduces himself to Hikari.

"So, you and your team joined that competition. I'm Kawahara Reki."

"Well, nice to meet you!"

Reki just can't believe it. He asks Hikari "Wait, Did you mean that you didn't know who is me?" Hikari nods his head and says "About that... If you're an artist or anything I just want you to know that I'm not getting into these things. Sorry if I make you feel bad. But I really really mean this." Reki says that it is okay. then he asks Hikari "You look so cool back then. Have you played any kind of game like that before?" Hikari didn't want the others to know about it. Unless they already know it. So he just says "It just a natural skill" But when Reki heard Hikari says that it was a 'natural skill' It makes him want to know about it more. He asks Hikari "Do you mean that you have fought in a battle before? I mean in real life?"

When Hikari heard about a battle he just a bit disappointed. He has a bad memory about battle or war before. He tries to forget about it, but he just can't forget it. When Reki saw Hikari acting weird, he quickly says "No, you do not need to worry about it. It's okay if you didn't want to tell me about it I mean it's basic if there was something that someone doesn't want the others to know it." But Hikari declined it. He says to Reki " I'm okay if you want to know it. But maybe it just takes time." Reki didn't think that if there was a problem with hearing about it. So he just hears about it from Hikari.

Akaru walked around the town to find something, then he meets with Ageru. Ageru asks Akaru " what are you doing here? Isn't you always often come out? There is no reason for you to go outside right?" Akaru looked down when he heard that. He asks Ageru "Then, why are you here? Date?" Ageru shook her head. She says to Akaru that she just got something to do there. Suddenly Akaru asks her a very weird question.

Ageru asks Akaru back why did he ask something like that. But Akaru says to her that it was a secret. Then Ageru leaves the place. Ageru talks to herself "Are he sure about that? The risk was too high for that." But Ageru didn't want to think about it more.

When she was walking to a place that she wants to go to, she meets with one of the hackers in the past. the hacker says to her "So, you're still with him? There was nothing you can do with him. Just why did you choose to protect those kids' dreams?" Ageru feels frustrated about what did the hacker just says. But she didn't say anything and just walked away. She didn't want to make any mess. She just says "It was something that I want to do. So it was nothing to do with you."

The hacker smiled when she heard that. Suddenly the alarm around there makes a noise. It was so loud until Ageru can't hear anything. Ageru thought that maybe she should ask anyone about it. But when she turned around, she knows that she just alone there. she was so weird about it. She got a message from an unknown number. and it says.

"Either he will find it or not. Why did people like you interfere with it? Even you know that he got a lot of enemies?"

Ageru just ignores the message and started thinking about the story. She tells Neu and Nimura about what content that they need to talk about in front of the audience. Neu and Nimura didn't think that was hard for them. maybe it just needs some practice. When hear them say that it reminds her of something. She just smiled and says to them "No matter what did you do. Don't push yourself too hard. Our destination is still far away. Just do it at your limit." Neu and Nimura were so weird when they heard that because they maybe will not do something like that. it looks like they're forcing themselves to do it. they didn't even do anything yet because they think they should take some rest first. They told Ageru about it and ask her why with that.

Then Ageru response to them

"It just maybe you will be like him or more worse. But I hope that you will never be like him. Because no one has thought that it will be like that."

When Hearing that, they just wondering who is it because they didn't think Hikari was like that. At that time, they just know that all of the people Hikari and Hikari are all weird. However, they have their story with Hikari and maybe they will get some help from Hikari and everyone they know so they can achieve their dream.

After they are done taking some rest, They meet with each other and try to create their dialogue to introduce the story. It was their first time, So Ageru tries to help them until they're good at it. They practice about it so they can do it without any mistakes.

After Hikari has done talking about it with Reki, he leaves the place. But before Hikari goes, Reki asks him "Hey, did you know about the upcoming event near here? Want to go there with me?" Hikari didn't know anything about the festival but since he got invited to it. He just accepts it. So Reki tells him the details about it and he told Hikari to make sure that he will arrive at the right time.

When Hikari walked home, he asks Neu and Nimura if they want to join it. But they say to Hikari that they just got something to do and maybe they can't join him. Since they're saying that Hikari just okay with it. Maybe it because of the story that they're going to do. He wonders what kind of story that they make. But for some reason, he was thinking that the story maybe will be worst because of Ageru. He never sees Ageru write any story before and it causes he thinking something like that. But when he thinking about it again, maybe it was not impossible. because everyone has their thoughts and it was different from what did the others think.

Hikari just takes a rest and waits for the time to come. then he will go there.

But when the time has come, same as always He just too late for it. He quickly got changed and go to the location that Reki tell him.

But when arrives there, the program has already started. He meets with Reki and asks him "Did I late for it?" But Reki shook his head. He says to Hikari "Well, the best part just getting started." Hikari was so glad when he heard that. Then he just watches it.

Suddenly he saw Neu and Nimura come out. Maybe it was because of the story that they make. Then he saw Ageru come out and that makes him weird with it. They didn't saw Hikari was there because there were a lot of people. Then they introduce about themselves and they talk about the story that they create.

"So, we're Hitaku. We're new to this. We never do this before. Sorry if there was a fault on this. We just created a story and we hope everyone will love this."

Then a people who held that event told them to tell everyone about their story. Neu and Nimura accepted it. But when Ageru stands up and looks at the audience, she saw Hikari was looking at her. She was so shocked when she saw Hikari was there because Hikari is not a person that loves something like that. But she just continues it as what did has been told.

"This was our first time doing this so I hope everyone will love this."

"In 2015, there was a boy named Aikari that meet with a girl that didn't have any name. she never tells everyone or anyone about her name. Because of some reason. She never tells everyone about that too. But she was so cheerful and friendly with everyone. No one knows about her name but they just call her 'Ardia' Maybe it sounds weird but that just the way they call her."

When Reki heard that, he asks Hikari "hey, This story sounds like-" Hikari shook his head and told Reki to just hear on it. He doesn't know what they were thinking but he bet that it was an idea from Ageru.

"Day by day, Aikari and Ardia become so close with each other. But they often meet with each other since it was so hard for Aikari to meet with her. But no matter how far they're, Their heart is always connected and they believe that they will always have for each other. Both of them had a feeling for each other and they know it. Ardia has always known Aikari as 'Light' because for her Aikari is the one who appeared in her life and changed everything. The same goes for Ardia, Aikari always known her as 'The true one' because for him Ardia is the only one and the one who changed his life from the darkness that he lives in. Aikari always has thought that tell him that by killing everyone he can make the world better. But Ardia tells him that the world is not like that. Ardia tells Aikari that there there was nothing in this world that can be kept by a force. The only way to achieve true peace is only by understanding each other. They can use force, But it must have a good reason for doing it and it must bring good to everyone. so everyone in the world can live happily."

That was everything that they can tell everyone. Since they want everyone to read their story and know the full story. the company has got them copies of the story to sell it. If they sold a lot of the copies maybe they can go more further.

Ageru is the one who holds the sale. Neu and Nimura just help her with bringing the manga. When Ageru were praising the others, Suddenly Hikari comes to her. Ageru was so shocked by it. But she just passes the manga to Hikari and says "Thank you..-"

"Hey, just what in the world did you tell them!?! Just how many times that I need to tell you to not spoil any of my life!!"

"Just keep calm! We talk about this later."

Hikari agreed with it since he didn't want to make rude there. He just takes the manga and goes to Reki.

Reki saw Hikari talking with the creator. So, he asks Hikari "Did you know the creator?" Hikari nods his head and says "Of course, I know them. But that girl just... It's nothing. Let's keep moving. Is there anywhere that you want to go?"

When Neu and Nimura saw Hikari goes away, they ask Ageru "Why with Hikari? why he was so mad at you?" Ageru answers their question by saying "It just nothing, Let's focus on what did we need to do. Later both of you will know it." Then they just continue what did they need to do.

After the event has ended, Neu and Nimura say thanks to Ageru for helping them. Ageru says to them that it just nothing. Because she is the one who just told them to do that. Ageru thanks them because of their cooperation. The people who were holding the event, meet with Ageru and say "Thanks for everything. We hope you will succeed in this." Ageru shook her head. He says to them that the one who they need to say is to Neu and Nimura. Ageru says to them.

"Thanks to them. They can move more forward. I hope they will succeed in this because they showed me all of their afford in doing this. I hope they will succeed like how did that one do it."

Those people hoping the same too because when looking at their work. It was not bad at all for the beginners. So they return to their home and wait for the process.