(Ahmed, Misaki, Honoka, and Yoshika leave the house, finding the principal standing beside his car waiting for them. His features were calm, but they reflected a clear determination to end this matter in a responsible manner.)
The principal opens the car door and gestures for them to get in.
Principal: "Let's go."
Ahmed sits in the front seat next to the principal, while Misaki sits in the back next to Honoka, and Yoshika sits close to her sister, holding her small hand.
The car sets off quietly through the streets of Tokyo. No one spoke at first. Only the sound of the engine filled the space.
Ahmed looked out the car window as the buildings passed by quickly. Inside, he was thinking of everything they had been through since he saved Honoka that day. As for Misaki, she looked at Honoka from time to time, trying to give her a reassuring smile whenever their eyes met.
But Honoka... was staring silently at her trembling hands.
Ahmed noticed this through the car's rearview mirror. He turned to her slightly and said in a calm voice:
Ahmed: "Don't force yourself to be strong all the time."
Honoka raised her head toward him. Ahmed smiled a reassuring smile.
Ahmed: "It is enough that you decided to face the truth."
Honoka looks at him, then takes a deep breath, as if his words brought her back to reality.
At that moment... Yoshika feels her sister's hand trembling. She clasps her hand with both of her small hands.
Yoshika: "Onee-chan..."
Honoka looks at her.
Yoshika: "I am with you."
A small smile forms on Honoka's face, and she wipes away a tear that was about to fall from her eye. The principal watches this scene from the rearview mirror, his conviction growing that the two girls deserve a new chance at life.
After a few minutes... the familiar residential buildings begin to appear. The principal gradually slows down the car, then points to a house located at the end of the street.
Principal: "We have arrived."
Everyone looks through the windows. The house from which Honoka and Yoshika had once stepped out carrying pain and fear... stood before them once again.
The engine stops. Silence fills the car.
Ahmed and Misaki exchange a brief look, then Ahmed nods his head to Honoka, as if telling her without words: "We are not here alone."
The principal opens the car door and steps out first with steady paces. Ahmed follows him, then Misaki, and then Honoka helps her little sister get out.
They all stand in front of the house. Honoka's heartbeat begins to accelerate, while Yoshika squeezes her hand tightly.
The principal steps forward with confident strides toward the door, raising his hand... to knock on the door with firm knocks.