41.1 Active Time Maneuver?

Peace was always the best outcome for any sort of situation. Sure, while there was a time and place for violence, there was just something soothing with just laying back and staring at nothing for minutes on end, away from all the stressors and pains of life in favor of simply being in the moment. Simply sitting down on this bench with Guidance beside me was melting away all of the concerns that was starting to build up with being in this world. It wasn't much, but the constant companionship was a very different feeling from before when I was just constantly alone or with my co-workers. We were friends, sure, but this.... This is different.

"Moriya!"

But unfortunately, like all good things, these moments of peace were always fleeting.

"What is it?" I asked, turning my gaze back down from the sky towards Shizu and Shen, along with another woman that was clearly the one from earlier. "And who's this?"

"Dont'cha remember?" Shen frowned at me. "It's that woman you-"