When Hirumi and Hana continue to talk about it, they both then saw Aikari finally out and ready. Aikari looked at Hana and he then remembered someone.
"Hana? Why are you here?"
Aikari recognizes Hana. But he doesn't really remember what their connection is or past. It feels weird. Maybe it has been a long time since they have met? Aikari's memory just feels blurry. But then he saw Hana smile at him and ask.
"Oh, what are you doing together in there, huh? It has been a long time since we met each other and you already did something behind me?"
When Aikari heard that from Hana. It just makes him wonder if they have met before. Maybe they're a childhood friends that they know each other. So Aikari then just shrugged and told Hana that he didn't do anything weird with Hirumi. But Hana doesn't believe it. Hana then smirks and replied to Aikari, "Oh... maybe I should tell her about your fetish for drawing a female character in swimsuit in your past??" When Aikari heard that, it just made him flushed red. He then went and silent Hana by closing his mouth.
Aikari says "Shut up, you dummy!!" But looking at Aikari and Hana together just makes her laugh. But at the same time, she did see a closeness between Aikari and Hana that made her a bit jealous. That thing is happening right in front of her and she was unable to do anything.
But then Aikari looked at the time and was thinking that they maybe would be late for the party. So he then looked at Hirumi and Hana and then headed to the castle together.
While they're on their way there, Hirumi saw that Aikari and Hana kept talking together and even walked next to each other. Make her feel left out there. But when Hirumi is looking at both Hirumi and Hana, it just makes her wonder what is their relationship is when they're little. But for some reason, it just reminds her of someone.
Hirumi is not Aikari's first love. That's what she has been told before by the hackers. Before her, there is someone who has a really close bond with Aikari and the way they're together, it's just a way more close than what her and Aikari did. Hirumi did only meet her once and that was inside the Quantum Memory just before she was about to save Aikari.
Just from what they were talking to each other in there, Hirumi could feel how much important that person was to Aikari and how much both of them care about each other. Sharing one dream and direction. But she wasn't able to end it up that she asked Hirumi to help her out. Because she is already dead and only remains as a memory within Aikari's mind, which is the thing that is connected to Quantum Memory.
Looking at both Aikari and Hana, it just made her wonder. If that person is still alive. Doesn't it just make her feel like she doesn't even exist? If that person is still alive, then maybe she won't be there. The one who stands next to Aikari. To be with him.
When Hirumi was thinking a lot about that, she didn't even hear Hana calling her out.
"Hey, Hirumi! Hirumi?"
Hirumi has been longing for a long time and then she finally came back to normal just as when Aikari called her out. Hirumi then just looked at Aikari and Hana and smiled. They then continued to walk as Hana told Hirumi to walk next to them instead of walking behind them. Hirumi agreed to it and they then walked next to them.
Three of them talked about a lot of things until they arrived at the castle.
When the guards saw Aikari and Hirumi, they quickly told them to follow one of the guards that will escort them inside the hall and sit at the table where Hikari and Arithia are.
But the guard didn't know Hana. But once she comes with Aikari and Hirumi, the guard believes that it will be safe to let her in. So they then just go to the table.
Aikari, Hirumi, and Hana sit down at the table as Hikari invited them to. In front of them there is a high-quality cake that has been baked by the professional chef inside of that kingdom.
It was just a cake for the five of them and it's already too much for them. While all the residents inside that kingdom are having a larger cake so that each of them can enjoy it.
Hikari saw Hana sitting down next to Aikari. Maybe she was one of their friends. So Hikari then asked Hana about her name and thanked her for coming.
Hana stood up and she then first thanked Hikari for letting her have that spot. She smiled and introduced herself to Hikari.
"My name is Hana. I'm Aikari's childhood friend. We just reunited as I'm on my way here. Your majesty, thanks. For inviting everyone here. I'm so pleased to be here."
Hikari smiled and told Hana to sit down. He then told Hana that it wasn't them who should thank him. But instead it was him who should thank everyone. For serving the country with their best and also coming to his birthday party.
Hikari told Hana that he doesn't belong there. Their kingdom won't be able to stand up if it is not because of the others. They all rise up and rebuild that kingdom together. So he needs to find an option to thank them.
Hana smiled and thanked Hikari for those words. But then, the Crown of the Kingdom, Himari, then arrived and looked at the residents. Before they started, she thanked them for coming there. But she also got an announcement for everyone.
"Today is the highness' birthday, so let's celebrate it together. All of us together. With the enough supply that has been brought by all of your help. We really wanted to thank everyone for all of your hard work. So enjoy yourself."
Himari then just sits down and as she sits down, they continue to eat with everyone. But Aikari doesn't know why. Something just feels off. It may look normal. Everything there. But it feels like something was really wrong. But he can't find it out. He then just continued to eat. While having a certain feeling inside his mind.
When they're eating. Aikari feels Hana kicked his leg lightly under the table. Aikari was so weird about that and he then made a face that questioned Hana what's wrong. Then Hana asked Aikari in a low voice.
"Cmon, you seem worried about something. Just put that away and let's enjoy our day, you know. The time doesn't wait for us. Because it wants to become a memory."
When Aikari heard that, he was just stunned for a while. He tries to process what is happening there. but when he was doing so, suddenly, Hirumi grabbed a chicken in front of him and said "Hey, if you're not going to finish what is ahead of you then, I will grab those!" When Hirumi did so, Aikari just looked at her and replied in a high voice, "Don't say it like it was something serious, you heavy eater!" As soon as Hikari and the others in front of them saw that, it just made them laugh.
Arithia looked at them and said that they looked like they were kids fighting over their food. But as Aikari and Hirumi heard that, they both quickly looked at Hirumi and quickly denied it. Arithia then just smiled at them and they all enjoyed their food.
(Hiroto Situation)
(2 days before)
When they're maintaining Quantum World, suddenly they saw that there was something unknown happening on the Quantum World server system. It was an unknown problem that seemed to be caused by an internal object.
Hiroto and the other people who worked on it try to fix it out. But all they could see on the screen is.
"OUTER WORLD ORDER REJECTED."
"PROCEEDING TO READ THE DATA."
Hiroto continued to stop it as he thinks that it might cause a problem in the quantum world and might affect all three of Aikari, Hirumi, and Hana.
"Click Click"
"Tub tub"
They try all of their best to stop it, typing out a command and trying to stop the Quantum Memory from reading the unknown source. But it seems like nothing was able to stop it.
All of them try to do their best but all of their efforts seem to be at a waste. They seem to be unable to stop it, since that unknown order seems to be connected by the program inside Aikari's mind which is Quantum Memory. Also with the Administrator order directly from Hana.
They were unable to do anything. Since it was an order from Hana and Aikari. If they terminate or try to stop it using another option, then it might damage both of their minds. So they got no choice but to see what would happen.
Hiroto continued to work on it, until suddenly a weird message appeared on each of the computers there.
"System Deactivation Successful."
"Reading the code. . ."
When all of them saw that, they all thought that maybe Aikari and Hirumi had finally been able to get out of Quantum World along with Hana. They all were about to celebrate it. Until they heard Hana's voice.
"Um.. Mr. Hiroto. Are you there? Did I was able to communicate with everyone?"
Everyone celebrated their success and they were then going to hear what Hana was going to ask Hiroto.
Hiroto then asked Hana "Yeah, we can hear you. Everyone that was on the screen was able to hear your voice." Hana then replied that she was so glad because of that. Hana told Hiroto that she finally was able to explore Quantum World because of Aikari. But she's afraid that there's an installation inside of the Quantum World that caused her to be unable to go out from there.
Hiroto then asked Hana if she was able to locate where that program is. But Hana said that she wasn't able to. She then told Hiroto that she believed that the sources are coming from Aikari. The Quantum Memory.
When Hiroto heard that, he then began to wonder about how and why that happened. There's no threat from outside or from the server. But it is from the source?
Hiroto then told Hana that he would do everything that he could. But he told Hana to just keep on with it. Because of he wasn't sure of what would happen.
Hana agreed to it. So Hiroto then continued to do his job.
"Commencing the free roaming system."
As Hiroto triggered that system, he then realized a history of how many times the Quantum World got hit by the Quantum Memory.
It seems like there's an enormous amount of data that is hitting Quantum World time by time. But that data doesn't seem to be an error. But the thing that caused a problem inside Quantum World is because of overloaded data that is coming from the Quantum Memory.
Hiroto tried to access the quantum memory to stabilize that. But all of his effort is just nothing. He already knows that it was impossible since Aikari is the only person who was able to do that. Until he remembered a past data sheet about the Quantum Project.
When he hung out with Akaru, he remembered that Akaru once shared his current project that he suddenly needed to work on with Hiroto.
If Hiroto is not wrong, the sheet that Akaru shared with him did have data about the record of waves that are happening inside the person that is the test subject of the Quantum Memory.
Remembering that, Hiroto then quickly took a leave and got to his home to find if he still had that at home. Because if he still has it, then they might have a chance to stabilize both Quantum Memory and Quantum World.
"Even if it feels different. I believe that there's always a way. I hope that I still keep that. Come to think of it, he is always thinking ahead of everything, huh? Or was it just fate that brought all of us here?"