All the memories they shared were precious to Emely. Her eyes closed in front of the court as she took the time she needed. Despite everything she lived, Silva managed to face every trial on her way. Emely felt so stupid, she couldn't even speak up when everyone expected her to. She had trouble seeing what everyone saw in her, Silva was the one who always did everything, always coming out on top when fate itself was against her.

"We're still waiting for the proof that you don't love this man."

"Yes, I can prove it, I have the strength to do it, I know I can..."

Despite her words, Emely panicked too much to say anything. Seeing the distress in her friend, Silva yelled to her.

"Hey, dumb princess! I know you can do it! Even if it gets you in trouble I'll find you a way out, you just have to trust me!"

Emely smiled at Silva through her tears and faced the judge. She took all the strength in her and yelled from the top of her lungs for the court to hear.

"I love Silva! I'll never love anyone else! I want to be hers and her to be mine! I want to live all of her hardships, all her joys! I want her to love me in her way and I'll love her in mine! I'll try my best to be a great person, for her like for me! I want her to show me her pain and her wishes for the future! Her perverse side, her bratty side, her soft side, I'll accept all of it! I could never love this man because my heart already belongs to someone!"

The court stayed silent at the words full of passion from the defendant. Silva in particular was frozen from the shock, she wasn't sure what to think but she was proud that her friend was able to say what was weighing on her heart. The judge cleared her throat, ready to give his verdict.

"In all my life, never have seen anyone so determined and convincing. It seems clear that your love for the victim is nonexistent, and as such, I declare you non-guilty."

Silva and Gwyn ran toward their friend. Emely was hesitant but Silva took her in her arms tightly.

"We did it! We won!"

"Yes! We did..." Emely couldn't stop the tears from flowing. Her heart was still racing in her chest but she felt like something that held her back wasn't here anymore. Sadly for them, guards surrounded them, with spears in their hands.

"You're under arrest for love crime! Don't resist!"

"I guess confessing a crime to escape another isn't a great idea..." Remarked Gwyn while taking the two girl's hands.

The trio was about to leave, but to their surprise, the jury was throwing things at the guards while yelling at them.

"Let them go! They didn't hurt anyone!"

"We shouldn't judge them harshly!"

The three friends were surprised by the sudden turn of events, the public was convinced that love was the worst crime but was now rooting for them.

"It seems like you managed to change this world a bit, I don't know if I should scold or congratulate you."

Before the guards could take them, Gwyn activated her watch and brought everyone to the safety of the ship. Leaving this world behind.

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"Do you think we changed their world?" Emely asked her friends.

"I think it will take time, all I can say is that it won't stay the same." Gwyn took the blue orb and gave it to Emely, with an unusual smile on her face "I think I should leave you two alone for a moment. You can be proud of you Emely."

Gwyn left the two girls as Emely realized what she said. Her face was as red as Silva's hair, even if her friend couldn't see it, she hid her face from her.

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"L-L-L-L-Let's go in my lab!"

Emely walked at a very fast speed, forcing Silva to run after her to keep up her pace.

The two girls stayed silent in the room. Emely set up everything she needed to start the robot while Silva waited patiently next to her. They both wanted to talk but were scared to do so. Silva sat on the desk and finally asked the question she had been trying to ask ever since they came back home.

"What you said during the trial, did you mean it?"

"Forget it, it's not important."

Emely just had to wait now but kept moving things around to keep herself busy and avoid the conversation. Silva let out a sigh before speaking again.

"I'm rude, I'm far from being refined or elegant, I'm neither girly nor manly, I'm blind, I have unstable mental health, I'm basically a burden. I didn't even show any form of love or affection to you before a few weeks ago."

"Don't say that..."

"I'm just trying to understand why you chose me."

Emely stopped fidgeting around with useless things and came to sit next to Silva. It took her all her strength but she managed to get her hand on her crush's hand and get closer to her.

"You're a strong person, you lived through so much and you still managed to stay yourself. If you don't like something, you'll say it... I wish I was as strong as you, I always dreamed of it. All I wanted was your praise."

"I'm not like that. I wanted to be useful and help my friends more than ask them for help. In the end, I became like that thanks to Neige and Kairo. If I manage to get better, it's because of Gwyn and Sepide. In the end, you were the one that helped everyone the most."

"We must look dumb. If we had that conversation two years ago, life would have been different."

"I'm glad we didn't, I couldn't call you a pathetic engineer then."

Silva smiled brightly at her friend, who blushed slightly at her words.

"I don't expect an answer now but be honest with me. Do I have a chance? I'm far from Neige..."

"I don't have a thing for Neige."

"Really? Gwyn told me you confessed to him."

"She did?" Silva looked away in embarrassment and muttered to herself curses "Next time I see her I'm going to make her regret."

"It's okay," Emely gently tapped her friend's back, trying to comfort her "I won't judge you for that. I'd understand if it makes you uncomfortable too, we can just pretend it never happened."

"What? After this speech you made? Even if we end up as enemies I won't forget that."

"Please forget that, it was embarrassing..."

"To be honest, I don't really know how to feel. I'm not really into girls but... You're different."

"Are you saying I look like a guy?"

Silva thought for a moment before answering with a smile.

"Nah, more that you don't look like a girl to me, just Emely."

"I... Thanks?"

Silva laughed at her friend's confusion, energetically caressing her hair.

"It was a compliment, don't worry! I just need a bit of time to sort these feelings out. I... Wouldn't mind if you were my lover..."

Silva looked away with a slight red tint to her face. She grabbed her friend's hand and tried her best to look her in the eyes before continuing.

"Just know that whatever happens, you're my friend. It won't ever change for me. For now, we're just Emely and Silva."

"It feels kinda weird, you've never sounded so serious and loving before." Emely chuckled slightly, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"You're right, that was too romantic for me. I guess I read too many love novels. Don't worry, even if I eat your pussy, your main use will still be to fix coffee machines."

"Wha-? You're not eating anything from me! I barely can hold your hand without burning inside!"

A loud sound came out from the robot Emely approached it and checked if everything was alright. With a satisfied smile, she turned toward Silva and proudly announced the great news.

"She's ready! We'll finally be able to welcome Remiel to our world!"

"Finally, I hope it's worth it!"

The young engineer pressed the button on the robot's neck and patiently waited for her to awaken. After a few minutes, something inside the robot exploded and a bunch of alarms started at the same time.

"Are we dead? Is the impending doom coming?" Asked Silva, trying to look at the origin of the alarms.

"No, I just... Messed up something..."

Seeing the disappointment in her friend's voice, Silva took her in her arms to calm her.

"Don't worry, you're not a failed engineer who should go back to school."

"I... Never said I was. But you're not a stupid blind bat that can't draw to save its life either."

Silva broke out of her friend's embrace and tried to touch the robot, but was stopped by Emely before she could.

"Don't do that! She's burning hot!"

"Hot like you?"

Emely blushed heavily upon hearing those words, not knowing if she was being honest or messing with her anymore.

"I-I thought you weren't into girls?"

"I'm not, just funny to mess with ya!"

Emely still blushed heavily, only wanting to annoy Silva back.

"Dickhead..."

"Oh, I had a dragon named like that, I wonder how he is."

The engineer was shocked for multiple reasons but couldn't start with anything. Before she could ask more, Silva asked another question.

"You can fix it?"

"You not being into girls?"

"No... The robot."

"Oh, haha!" The girl analyzed the robot more closely while trying to forget the stupid thing she asked "I could but it's tedious. I'd need to do it when I'm focused and I'm not really in the mood right now."

"Why don't we go eat, I'm starving..."

"That's not a bad idea, I hope they didn't eat everything."

"They always do..."

They both left the lab and headed toward the cafeteria. Feeling particularly bold, Emely caught Silva's hand without any resistance from her friend.