
Shinobu managed to get Korrina to go home but at this time it was still too early to rest because they needed to discuss something.
The answer that Korrina gave Shinobu was just a slow nod then she stroked her head and stepped away towards the Shimatsu restaurant to cool her head.
Shinobu doesn't talk about anything else after that, she asks Shira for permission to continue her training with Shinji but she will now rest for a while.
In the end, they all gathered inside the restaurant and Shira did not continue her training with Shinobu just because she had other needs with Korrina.
"Korrina."
"Hm? What's up, Shira?" Korrina asked while enjoying her cigarettes and beer.
"Gosh, you really look like melted ice cream..."
"What does that mean?"
"You used to suck and joke a lot."
"So that's your view of me yeah, a compliment..."
"Listen, Korrina. You should be grateful for what you witnessed earlier about Shinobu Koneko..."
"...he still accepts and wants to talk to you even though he has feelings of hate and dislike for you."
Korrina put on a shocked expression when she heard Shinobu apparently hated herself as well, "So yeah, they all do hate me, well, I can't do anything either."
"You could say he had the most open mind.I don't understand what he was trying to think, starting from the annihilated human race."
"But you need to know clearly that Shinobu from childhood has indeed suffered but still gave birth to a girl who is innocent Legend and accepted as it is..."
"...the trust that he gives to all has its own limits because he is very easy to bring down a terrible punishment."
"I don't even want to mess with him..." Said Shira who had made Shinobu put on a threatening look while doing the exercises.
Shira spent hours just explaining everything about Shinobu clearly until the reaction she got was definitely sadness and worry towards her grandson who was arguably strong.
They spent too long explaining about Shinobu's life from zero to this point, Korrina could only keep quiet and apologized endlessly to Shira because everything Shinobu experienced was always related to her.
"Don't assume all the mistakes or bad things your granddaughter received were your fault...!"
"You should regret what you did when you became the queen of Touriverse, look at all the inhabitants of this world now..."
"...re-spinning and disputing each other thus creating a myriad of different parties that try to kill each other."
"They don't know that the end of everything is near, Ragnarok, and you yourself say that salvation is only determined by one's strength and ability, right!?"
"You know what they're saying, Shira. regret can't be seen from the beginning but the end..." Korrina lit another cigarette.
"What are you going to do now...? Didn't they still need to receive guidance from Comi's more proficient descendants?"
"Experient in what...?"
"They still haven't reached heaven, plus their ancient magic isn't as great as you've got."
"Of course, I had intended to train the three of them at once with the two friends who were always with them..."
"...those who have had a close relationship with the child of heaven receive a blessing from heaven called Heaven's Feel."
"Just the main problem is the desire of all of them, I'm not so sure if my own invitation can bring them..."
"Maybe Shinobu can help you to fix everything..." Shira ordered another cup of coffee to Ophilia.
"I mean...?"
"Hm... You don't know the true prowess of Shinobu...? Instead I was proud to see my little granddaughter growing to this height."
"There are so many who like and love him until they are willing to do anything to make him happy and show the innocence side of it..."
"...both cousins and friends were very attached to Shinobu almost like glue until they kept on her side from childhood until now."
"Let's just say Shinobu is like a queen sitting on a throne with the guards of the four guards wearing luxurious suits willing to do anything to satisfy her queen."
"Unfortunately, Shinobu was so innocent about it that she used her friends and cousins as important things."
"I should indeed thank Haruki and the others for asking their grandchildren to remain friends with him until accompanying him to this point."
"From failure to success..." Shira finished her coffee again and ordered another coffee to Ophilia.
"That's it. So he's that great..." Korrina smoked her cigarette while staring at the roof with a curious look.
"It can be said that Koneko is Kou who is not cursed because of his illness..."
"It's late afternoon, maybe Shinobu will go home and do something else..."
"Ahh, he can divide his time properly huh." Korrina remembers Shinobu can divide time effectively such as practice, experimenting, and relentless learning.
All of that does not give any burden or influence to him, he is fully united with Astral which means he does not need sleep or rest because his Astral body has helped.
"Before that, you need to remember something important, Korrina."
"What's that?"
"Don't you occasionally mock Shinobu's size and height because she's arguably quite sensitive when I ask her to cry under any circumstances..."
"...he used to hold himself back from crying but he is now arguably whiny when I try to compliment him short."
"Ahaha, how cute." Korrina chuckles.
"The exception for those who were already close to him.not for those who were hated by Shinobu, those who ridiculed his size would die."
"Well, it turns out that it's terrible, yes. Then I'll try my best to fix everything." Korrina put out her cigarette by swiping the stem with an ashtray.
Shira saw Korrina start patting her face several times to arouse her spirit, she felt sorry for her teacher who had already experienced a lot of pressure in one day.
"I'm sorry."
"Why should I apologize...? The consequences have been borne by me since the beginning..." Korrina smiled bitterly at Shira then she stepped out to breathe some fresh air.
A few minutes later, when the sun was sinking Shinobu appeared next to Korrina who was smoking while watching the sunset.
"grandmother."
"What did Grandma suck out of that smoke?" Asked Shinobu while tilting her head.
"Ahh, it's just a butts that can help me to stay calm regards any situation, only adults can suck and exhale the smoke."
"When it was so cool, Koneko thought Grandma could emit any smoke through her mouth." Shinobu smiled as she moved her tail.
"Then shall we go home?" Korrina asked who started to hold Shinobu's hand because of the reflex of her self-view that saw Shinobu as Kou.
"M...?" Shinobu stared at her own hand until Korrina took it off because she had forgotten that she was just giving her a home to rest.
"Sorry, ahahaha..." Korrina stepped away first until Shinobu thought that she would definitely get lost and thought the Co building. Corp still exists.
"grandmother..." Shinobu grabbed Korrina's hand until it shocked her.
"Koneko found a shortcut." Shinobu took Korrina to go west so that they could reach her house, a cabin with a large room underground.
The two of them continued to walk without any interference, Korrina saw Shinobu who invited herself without hesitation or hatred, maybe she was forgiving him.
"... ..." Korrina smiled in relief then she let Shinobu pull herself away.
***
A few minutes later, Cyber welcomed Shinobu by opening the cabin door and allowing his guests to come.
"I know the fate of Tech, it's sad that I created him to keep my children company."
"Sorry, Grandma... Tech sacrificed his life to save my weak self, which is why I created another A.I called Cyber with the rest of Tech."
"So yeah, it's okay--" Korrina sees Shinobu giving herself a pair of glasses that hold the entire system and technology of Cyber.
"You don't have to give it back to me..." Korrina knelt before him just to help Shinobu wear the glasses.
"I've given it to Kou, it means he's the owner but he now has a child who inherits it."
"So this is for me...?"
"Yes, think of it like a birthday present because of my delay."
"Thank you, grandma." Shinobu smiled gently then she stepped away towards the kitchen to prepare a little snack.
Korrina recalled that the cabin was used as a warehouse to store a lot of junk that she did not use at all.
Korrina looked out the window and could imagine that the big building was still there until she faced the reality that everything had changed until the cabin became Shinobu's new residence.
"... ..." Korrina accidentally nudged a table and then she saw a lot of photo memories there.
Korrina could only smile when she saw that all the contents of the photo were filled with so many memories that not a single one showed itself in the frame.
Just the big picture in front of her, probably to serve as a reminder to her three children, "Kou... Mama's home."
Korrina took a picture showing Shinobu and Kou hugging, "It's a pity that I can't see all these wonderful memories huh."
Korrina could see pictures of her three children with her three two-year-old cousins, she could see Kou holding a picture of her.
The other image also arrived, Kou continued to hold pictures of him so that he could be in those beautiful memories.
"... ..." Korrina occupies the picture back on the table and begins to think that this narrow cabin was used as a residence for Shinobu when Kou died.
"It's self-sufficient, yes..." Korrina saw Shinobu stepping out of the next room.
"grandmother."
"What's wrong?"
"Come, we'll eat... Grandma had just come home from a long trip, it just so happened that Brother yesterday had made a delicious cake."
"Sorry, I don't really want to eat anything right now..." Reply Korrina who is used to surviving without enjoying food or drinks on a long trip.
"It's okay, come on... Koneko is hungry too." Shinobu pulled Korrina's arm up to the kitchen and then she could see a half-cut cake on the table that Shinobu had prepared.
"Still cold, delicious too..." Shinobu sat on a chair and cut the cake and sat on a plate to give it to Korrina.
"... .." A feeling of nostalgia strikes him when he sees the dining room which is arguably quite narrow but comfortable along with the cake.
When Korrina blinked she saw a big birthday cake where her eyes showed Kou, Haruka, and Honoka sitting neatly waiting for a piece of cake.
He blinked again until he accepted the painful reality, in front of him there was only one piece of cake given by Shinobu.
Shinobu had eaten the cake while reading a book and then she tried to vent to see her grandmother daydreaming, "Grandmother..."
Korrina remembers eating as she was on a long journey until she missed all the delicious food made by a child or someone she loved.
"grandmother...?"
"Y-yes?"
"Grandmother looks hungry...? Sorry, Koneko can't cook..."
"It's okay, this cake is enough." Korrina sat next to Shinobu and took a spoon to taste the cake with tears flowing through her eyes.
"... ..."
"It's delicious..."
"...the taste of bitter chocolate and sweet texture."
"It's almost like balance in this world..."
Shinobu watched as Korrina who ate the cake slowly with her tears continued to fall without her self-awareness, "... ..."
"Lezat ya."
"M..."