"Mitake-san?"

Yukina was shocked when she saw... Ran, who was on the ground, clutching her hand.

Ran looked up, and was surprised as well when she saw Yukina.

"Minato-san?" When Ran stood up, her band, Afterglow, except for Himari, came out from the bushes.

"Yukina-san~. Marina-san, Ako-chan and Lisa-san too~. How did you guys survive the apocalypse?" Asked Moca.

Yukina replied, "We managed to survive with the help of Marina-san. We used CIRCLE as our home, and it's been that way for a while now."

"We also have a machete, guns and two swords. If you want, you can stay with us for a little bit." Lisa offered.

"Yeah, we can have more people to help us survive!" Ako cheered.

Tsugumi nodded. "Yeah, I think that will work. What do you think, Ran-chan?"

Ran seemed to agree, then her eyes looked clouded with emotion.

"I can't lose another one of my friends. After Himari...."

She looked away. Yukina's group had an idea of what happened to her, but they didn't want to pressure the rest of Afterglow.

"Maybe we should head inside," Tomoe whispered. She barely whispered up until now.

"Agreed. Let's go." Yukina led the way as the others went inside.