I look out the window a lot. I don't know if it's because of what's happened recently, but I find the night sky serene. It reminds me of what we, the Tomodachi Tanteisha, are fighting for.

This year has been quite the bomb so far. Not only have we stopped Kim Soyoung, but also Error Sans, XGaster, and Ink Sans. The final one had been the craziest; being invited to steal something from a phantom thief AU of Undertale, then facing him off on the roof.

I'm honestly surprised that we had managed to get through to him. He was emotionless. He had wanted to steal color from all of us.

But I think that seeing our strength when we refused to let Kaito-nii fight alone sparked something inside. And after a long, tiring battle against a lot of his "puppets", we had managed to beat him.

I still remember when he was on the ground, colorless, and telling us to kill him. That he was better off dead without a soul or emotions.

Yet we refused.

Instead, Ranto had walked over, taken his hands, and said, with a sincere smile so unlike his usual self, "Let's do this together. I know you have emotions. I can see it in your eyes. Maybe you don't have a soul, but we will be willing to give one to you."

At first, some of us had been hesitant to give something like that to him. But seeing Ranto's determination made us agree to it.

It wasn't technically a soul transfer. More of a power transfer, if you ask me. As a potions master, I had been very helpful by doing  all the mixing. Jinpei had helped as well, course.

But the color that returned to him, the smile that grew on his face was worth it.

After that, he had been taken in for rehab in Ben's place, and we were free.

Today was just a miscellaneous day. We had gone to Y Gakuen to investigate some weird occurrences near the old Y Lab. Turns out it was Arata's Kaito, who had become an Onryo to get his revenge on them.

That was a one-sided battle for us. To be honest, he had Arachne-level cobwebs, and he had not hesitated to use them to torture Arata by putting us through pain.

But then he gained confidence out of nowhere and managed to break free of the webs with newfound power. Bill explained later on that it was part of one's lineage as a dream demon.

He had used it to make a sword to fight against Kaito. It was a long battle, but he pulled through and saved us all.

When it was time for us to deal with him, Arata chose to forgive him, and offered for Kaito to join us in the group. It was a huge shock, but none of us intervened, especially his fellow Platoon members back in Kamui Daimon.

Kaito's response to this was a yes.

And thus he joined our group.

Now, I'm on the rooftop, looking up to the sky as I count the stars. I'm writing this because I know that this marks a new beginning. We have been through Hell and back. And I know that we all have scars.

Yet in the end, we are still together, and that is what matters. A new beginning for our group, and new things to come as we grow closer to Chinese New Year.

Being with everyone is enough for me.

~ Amano Keita, 22 January 2021