Neige went into the same world he had already gone to with Silva and Emely before. Remiel and Sepide were both accompanying him on his mission to find the world-traveling hero who named himself the snowy savior. Neige wasn't sure how to handle it but knew he would find a way somehow.

"We should go ask around, maybe one of the students knows about this mysterious hero."

Sepide and Remiel nodded in agreement. The latter looked at her friend with a smile, concerning Neige a bit.

"Sepide, let us race! The first one to find this weird person wins."

"Challenge accepted, I'm not losing!"

The two ran in opposing directions, confusing Neige. He hadn't even seen anyone that he already had to deal with his two friends.

Sepide ran as fast as she could in the hallways of the university, asking for as much information as possible. All she managed to gather was that a girl appeared at night in a strange outfit to attack some students. Most of them were bullies or criminals, leading to most students praising the hero. She continued wandering in the hallway and found a lonely girl, sitting on a stair. She approached her gently, asking her the question on her mind when she got the girl's attention.

"Sorry to bother you, have you heard of the snowy savior?"

"I did, but I don't know much."

"That's a shame..." Sepide was about to leave but was stopped by the girl's voice.

"Are you a fan of Yoake-Chan too?"

Sepide turned toward the girl with confusion, not expecting to hear the name of her alter ego on internet.

"I've seen her before, why?"

"Oh, the keychain on your belt, it's the same one she wears around her neck."

Sepide looked at the cross on her belt. It was once Ada's, but she lost it during the tournament. She did ask Emely to give her virtual avatar this necklace but never thought she would ever get recognized because of it.

"It's a coincidence... Do you watch her?"

"Yeah, she's new but she's so great and positive! When she says that the future will be bright, it makes me want to believe her."

Sepide was surprised, it was the first time she actually saw a fan. She thought the people watching her weren't taking her seriously but felt a bit happy to know it wasn't the case. A soft smile appeared on her face as she answered the girl.

"I'm sure it makes her happy. But... What if she wasn't like that in real life? Maybe she's just a depressed girl like any other, putting on a happy mask to make herself feel better."

"I know she's not like that." The girl was confident in her words, looking at Sepide in the eyes "She's my hero, I'd love to be like her someday."

"I don't think she's a hero, it's just a character on a screen."

"You can't understand, she's the reason I'm still here... When she says that I can do it, it makes me want to continue. Even if she's not talking to me directly, it makes me feel happy to know she's rooting for me. If she wasn't here... I would have given up by now..."

Sepide was surprised by how much she affected the girl and probably many others. When she started, it was just a way to vent her thoughts somewhere. She kept reassuring herself, acting happy for a few hours before continuing her harsh life. In a way, Yoake-Chan was important for both of them.

"I'm sure she'll continue to do her best. I need to go now, but I'm glad to know that I managed to help someone."

The girl was confused by her words but Sepide left before she could even ask. Sepide's mission wasn't over, she couldn't wait to finish it to become Yoake-Chan again, even just for an hour.

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The sunset created a warm ambiance in the school's yard. There, she saw Remiel talking with someone. Sepide quickly recognized the man; it was the one she used to talk to, Daimon. She remembered Neige's words. Was he really manipulating her? Taking this opportunity, she hurried toward him.

"Hey, what are you two talking about?"

"Y-Yoake?" The man seemed uncomfortable at her sight, looking back and forth at the two girls. Sepide looked at him with disappointment, was there a reason he didn't use her real name?

"Sepide!" Remiel greeted Sepide with a smile and pointed at the man "I introduce you to my boyfriend. I met him online and-"

"He's not your boyfriend." Coldly said Sepide.

"Why do you say that? I have limited knowledge of this domain, is there any more requirement?"

The man was surprised that the two girls knew each other but quickly tried to use the situation to his advantage.

"Yoake, I'm sorry I stopped talking with you. I just... Those girls were really scary but I won't let them get in between our love."

"Our love?" Sedide looked at the man, confused. She never felt like that for him and started to doubt the basis of their friendship "And what about Remiel?"

"Who?"

Sepide pointed at her friend, making the man understand.

"Well... I love the both of you and-"

"I do not compute. You said I was your one and only."

The man looked around nervously, trying to get away from the situation.

"Come on Shizen, you're my one and only. I love you both differently."

"Then what's her name?" Asked Sepide "Shizen is the name she uses online."

"R-Really? She never told me."

"I'm sure she did, I also told you mine but you never called me by my name... Is that why you called us both your dolls? Because you couldn't remember our names?"

Remiel looked at Sepide and Daimon, unable to understand.

"Did you two know each other before?"

"He did." Answered Sepide "When Neige and Silva told me he was just manipulating me, I didn't want to believe it. I thought they just misunderstood but... I suppose I was the naive one."

Remiel felt betrayed by those words and looked at the man with sorrow in her gaze.

"All this time... Were you pretending to love me just to use me? I am... Experiencing a bad feeling, I do not enjoy it."

"C-Come on, we can just forget everything. Why don't you both go with me, I promise to treat you well."

The man tried to convince the two girls but felt terror when he saw Neige approaching them.

"You know what, screw you two. I can find way better!"

The man ran away as fast as he could. The two girls were confused until they saw Neige arrive.

"I finally found you, you know how hard it was to-" Neige stopped when he saw the face full of sorrow on his friends' faces "Is everything alright?"

"I am in a physically good state, and yet, I feel pain."

"I already knew he wasn't honest with me, but it still hurts to see it."

"Oh, I understand now, you two met the guy. We should go now, I took care of everything. I'm sure Ina will cook something nice for you two and you'll smile again."

Neige caressed the two girls' heads, trying his best to comfort them.

"You took care of the mysterious hero?" Asked Sepide with curiosity.

"Yeah, he should stop traveling through other worlds now."

"Did you not capture him?" Asked Remiel "What if he lied? And how did he go to other worlds?"

"It's fine, trust me."

Sepide squinted her eyes and looked at her friend with distrust.

"Did you know that everyone thinks the snowy savior is a girl?"

"Do they? I guess the uniform was a bit girly."

"He also only acts at night, so that means he must be busy during the day."

"I suppose, but it's over now, don't worry."

"So it's a man, that looks like a girl, is busy during the day, and can travel in other worlds. He must probably have a strong sense of justice too."

"Oh, I understand." Remiel smiled when she found out who Sepide was talking about "Neige is the mysterious hero and is concealing his identity."

"W-What are you saying? It's not me."

Sepide chuckled at the idea of Neige acting like a hero and tried her best to reassure him.

"It feels good to help people, I never noticed how great it felt before today. I would act like a superhero too if I could, but the leader would probably scold me for messing with worlds."

Neige looked away, a bit embarrassed that his identity was discovered so easily.

"Doesn't matter who this snowy savior was, let's just go back... Can you not tell the leader?"

"I won't but can I talk with Remiel for a moment?"

Neige looked at the two girls with concern, he wasn't sure if it was a good idea to let them together but still conceded to Sepide's demand.

"Don't take too long, I'll just walk around until you're finished."

Sepide nodded and thanked Neige with a smile. Once she made sure he was away, Sepide turned toward her friend.

"Are you alright?"

"I am. I did feel something bad that I could not understand earlier, I will need to do research on it."

"You felt disappointed, I can understand, I did too."

"Is that something humans experience regularly? I wished I never did."

"I felt like that too... I wanted to continue being my emotionless self." Sepide felt bad for Remiel, it maybe was the first she did. She couldn't tell when it happened, but she no longer had bad feelings for her and considered her like a friend "We don't need guys anyway, we're better without them."

"Agreed, I will focus on what I already have."

"Good, boys would go to me first anyway, I'm the better one after all."

"I beg to differ."

Remiel smiled at Sepide and took her hand. Together, they returned to the ship, ready to move on to the next part of their lives.