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19 後記最終章（第2页）

KarmaofCausation（Yukari）縁

“Aaaaahhh!”Yukaricriedoutinagonyastheswordsoflightimpaledherbody。TheleaderoftheHimeyamaforcesbreathedherlast，anddied，withhereyeswideopen。

Feelingdizzyandnauseous，Yukariheldherforeheadwithherrighthand。She’salive。Yukarilookedaround，andfoundherselfstandingwiththerestofherelites，byasmallhillatthefootofKageyama，withayounggirltremblinginpaininfrontofher。It’sthesevenyearoldKagami，whosesoulhadbeensummonedforciblyoutofherbyRyōfiveminutesago，andafragmentofwhichhadbeensnatchedawayandimprisonedinahollowsphere。Amomentearlier，YukarihadjustbrandedKagami’sheartwithscorgwhite-hotmagic，whichwoulddestroyKagamiwheneverYukariwouldactivateit，fromwhereverintheworld。

Yukarikherestofthestory。Shehadjustlivedthroughit。

Kagamiwouldbeegreatlydepressedaftergraduallylosingallabilityinsword，magidalchemy，andwouldbeeoneoftheingstaffatKageyama，doingmeniallabour。Sheeventuallyregainedsomephysicalstrength，afteranhtyears。

ArashiwouldgetmarriedatagetwentywithAkishi’syoungerbrother，whohadvolunteeredtopracticeswordswithKagamiduringherfirstclass。TheywouldgivebirthtoababygirlnamedRan，whichmeantorchid，andRanwouldhaveArashi’sspiritprotegherwellpasttheregularthreedays。Ranwouldbebroughtbackfromthecavesandlivetogetherwithherparents。

YukariwouldmakeanunannoutaKageyamainordertocapturethefamilyofthree。Ran’sfatherwoulddieinbattle，whileArashi，holdingtightlyontoRan，wouldleapoffthewestcliff。

Kagamiwouldfindthem，thenbringRantoasecretplace，asdirectedbyKageyama，tokeepthebabygirlsafe。Arashiwouldwakeupandwouldbepreventedfromknowingthewhereaboutsofherdaughteruntilshemadeafullrecovery，aprocesswhichwouldtaketwoyears。

Aftermakingafullrecovery，Arashiwouldgetherdaughterback，andwouldcutalltieswithKageyamaduetotwoyearsofbottledupefromtheforcedseparatioweenherandherchild。

UponhearingthatArashiwasnoloKageyama，YukariwouldlaunchafullattackwithallofHimeyama’sforces。Allwouldbecruellytorturedandbrutallyslaughtered，a，whenthelastperson，Kagamitheingstaffwastobeputtodeath，aftermuchmentalandphysicaltormentatthehandsofMidoriandRyō，strangepowersawokefromwithinKagami，andsummonedinnumerableswordsoflightandshadowstofillthewholesky。TheseswordswouldwipeouttheentirearmyofHimeyama，alongwithYukariherself。

AndthisentireseriesofeventswasnothingmorethanadreambyanordinarygirlnamedHitomi，whowascurrentlyexperiengtheworldihisKagami，rithingwithenormouspaininfrontofherrightatthismoment。

Yukarifeltdisgusted。Herexistence，hermightinessinbattle，hersupremeabilityastheanderofHimeyama’sunstoppablemilitaryforces，herdominatingleadershipwhichdrewagreatmultitudetoobeyandfollowher，herpeerlesstalentandcapacity。。。wasmerelymeant，evehanafullydevelopedcharacterinascript，forsomegirltotellothersasataleofcuriosity。

Eventually，Hitomiwouldwriteitdown，andthestorywouldendwithanendingthatdidnotevenincludeYukari:

Kagamiburnedherownspiritasasacrifice。Withherbodybeingdustoflight，swordsoflightsandshadowsraineddownfromthenightsky，killingalloftheHimeyamaforces。ArashitriedtopreserveKagami’ssoulinatoydollthatKagamihadoncemadeforRan，butitfailedduetheinpletenessofthesoul。Arashisacrificedaportionofherspirittoopenaelinthefabricoftimeandspace，sendingtheremnantofthedollwithinpletesoultoanotheruniverse，hopingitwillliveoutitsownlifeinpeace。

Hitomiwokeup，anditwasthemiddleofthenight。Whenmes，shewouldgotothelakesideinthequietpark。Eventhoughititythat，acctothedream，whatwasmissingwasafragmentofhersoulandaportionofRin’sspirit，theabsenceofwhichhadcausedthebreakdownoftheirrelationship，HitomiandRinnowlivedinratherpeacefulseparatelives。Theyhadbeentogether;theyhadmadeunfettablememories。Despitetheoute，theydidnotbetrayKagamiandArashi’sfaithandtrustfromtheotherworld。

Feelingrelievedandresolved，Hitomifellbackasleep。Alarmwouldn’tringforanotherfivehours。

（“WhatIdonow?”）Yukariwondered。ShepointedherfiKagami’sforehead，puttingKagamitosleepwhilesimultaneouslysettingabarriertopreventanyonefromfindingoutwhathadhappehen，Yukariproceededtoleadhergroupofelitenoblewarriorsbaeyama。

Yukari，uponherreturntoHimeyama，madeherwaytotheGrandDepository，whererecords，charts，notebooks，scrolls，manuscriptsandinpletepartswithspelldiagramswerehousedandstudied。

Sheimmersedherselfinthearchaicmountainofknowledgeandtheories，ofexperimentsandhypotheses，oferrorsandsuccesses。Yukariwasdetermiogeherownfate，andguideHimeyamaontoadifferentpath，outofpredetermineddoomalongtheway。

Yukariemergedonceagainfromitsshadow。Yukaristartedwithlayingdownrulesforthebattlefield:“One。Donotkill;onlyimmobilizeandincapacitatetheopposandtakethemprisoner。Ifoneotoverpowertheenemywithoutkilling，thenthesaidwarrioristooweaktobeiagforces。Two。Demandfullsurrenderwithaspecificdate。Onlyattackwhenfullsurrenderisnotoffereduponarrival。”

YukarientrustedtheadministrationofthestudentbodytoMidoriandKasumi，beforedisappearingintoherstudy。

Yukaridrewamatrixwithunpretedplexity，ataskwhichwastheresultofhertwoyears’worthoftrationandeffort。

Ifherpreviouslifewassimplytobeastraale，Yukariwoulddemandherowobedescribed，andnotsomepretenderassuminghernameandidentity。

Inherpreviouslife，herthinkingwasshroudedbyamysterioussciousness，andshe，asifbeingpelledandmanipulated，sleepwalkedthroughhershortlifeofprescribedmaliciousness，sadism，ruthlessness，mercilessness，hatred，greed，lunadvanity。

Thatlifewasnothers，andshewouldnotallowpeopletoknowherbysomeill-ceivedassumptions。

Thespellwasplete，andYukarislowlysanganentment，sendingherspirittotheworldwhereHitomiresided，throughthematrixthatbihewisdomofmillennia。

TheresatHitomi，inatinyapartment，plainlyfurnished，locatedbyanoisymajorstreet，andshewaswritingdownherdreamforanoveltest。

“Withsuperbskillfulness，MidoricasttheelaboratespellthatdampenedKagami’stalent，whichwouldalso，forthewoyears，graduallyreduceKagami’scapacityforsword，magidalchemytoapainfulnil。”

SeeingthatHitomiwasabouttodescribehow‘Yukari’wouldfindjoyinseeingKagamibeoverewithagony，Yukari’sspiritquicklyhaltedHitomibytelepathy，andplantedashortsenteoHitomi’shead:

“Shewouldnot;thatisbehher。”

Hitomiwasshocked。Acharacterinhershortstoryhadealive，andwastakingonalifeofherown。Hitomidebatedwhethershewouldkeeptruetothedreamsheactuallyhad，orwouldsherespectthewillofacharacter。

Aftermuchmentaldebate，therealYukariprovedtriumphant。

“Thatgeseverything。Iwasgoingtojustwritedownthatdream，butnowIdon’tevenknowwhattheendingwillbe。IjustfoundoutaboutthenoveltestonthelastdayofAugust，andhavelessthanamonthtowriteitallout。Nowwhat。。。”Hitomisighed。“IwonderhowYukariwouldcastherspellthen。。。”

Likegivingstagedire，YukarispokeandsintoHitomi’smind，gingthestoryalittleatatime。

‘Yukari’wouldputKagamitosleepbeforeinvadingKagami’ssciousoerasehermemory。

‘Yukari’wouldnotbrandKagami’sheartwithascorgspell。

‘Yukari’didnotfinddelightinthemiseryofothers。