Friday morning.
Reina taped a new note to the board.
Simple. Clean. Ruthless.
"Final Phase: Real Choice"
"Kaito Tenma has until sunset to make his final decision. No events. No challenges. Just truth. One name. No second chances."
The whole school went silent.
Everyone knew it was real this time.
Even me.
The Girls
Riko was quiet.
She'd stopped sitting beside me.But I caught her glancing.Just once.
And when our eyes met, she looked down.But didn't look away.
Airi didn't show up to class.
No one knew where she was.
But I knew she was probably watching anyway.
Like always.
Yuna passed me in the hallway.
Smiled. Teasing, but soft.
"Still deciding, huh?"
I nodded.
She leaned in.
"You better say it properly. Or I'm stealing the ending."
Then she walked off, humming.
Akari didn't say a word.
She just left a note on my desk:
"You know where to find me. Like always."
Sunset – The Bridge
Reina was there.
Standing with her clipboard like she was watching history.
"This is it," she said. "Whatever you say here becomes your choice. Permanently."
I nodded.
My chest felt like it might explode.
I looked up.
And one by one, they appeared.
Riko.Yuna.Akari.(Airi wasn't there. But I knew she was listening. Somewhere.)
The sky burned orange behind them.
Four different lives.Four different kinds of love.But only one name.
Only one future.
I took a breath.
Stepped forward.
Looked at the girl whose name I couldn't stop hearing in my own head.
And said—
"It was always you. Even when I was too scared to admit it."
The wind carried the silence.
She stepped forward.
Eyes wide.
Hands shaking.
Then—
She smiled.
"Took you long enough."
I reached out.
She took my hand.
And for once…
Everything felt quiet.
But the right kind of quiet.