"Rin!"
No answer came.
Shelly searched behind every collapsed branch. She searched through the massive crater left behind by the system's destruction. She even climbed over the broken remains of the glowing roots that had once covered the battlefield.
There was nothing.
Not even a trace.
It was as though Rin had vanished together with the system.
"No..."
Shelly whispered as she continued searching despite already knowing the answer.
"He promised..."
Her breathing gradually became more ragged.
"He said he would come back."
Shelly remembered the smile Rin had shown her just before the system swallowed him whole. She remembered the confidence in his voice when he told her not to worry.
She had believed him.
She had always believed him.
So why...
Why wasn't he here?
"...Shelly."
A familiar voice quietly called out from behind her.
