Stage — Immediately After the Revelation
Kaito was surrounded.
The five queens. Each one touching him in some way.
Adelheid held his hand. Lilith touched the other. Naporia had a hand on his shoulder. Valeria, on his arm. Aurelia hugged him from the side.
The audience still applauded.
Hundreds of faces watched.
They were witnesses to a moment they couldn't fully comprehend.
But they felt its importance.
Kaito tried to speak.
His throat closed up. The emotions — real, overwhelming — blocked the words.
"You... this... it's..."
He couldn't finish.
How to articulate it?
How to express gratitude for being rescued from the emotional void?
Adelheid squeezed his hand.
"You don't need perfect words."
Her voice, soft. Understanding.
"You just need to be here. Present. Feeling."
Kaito nodded.
The tears still flowed.
It was the first time in months that an emotion overwhelmed him like this.
It wasn't a bad thing.
It was liberating.
He looked at each one.
