She knew the number by heart, dialing it in without even having to look at the screen. It rang four
times before the answering machine took over.
“Hi~! You’ve reached Subaru Nakajima’s answering machine! Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment,
but if you leave a message, I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as possible! Buh-bye~!”
Teana sighed, smiling. Everything Subaru did was always full of life and heartfelt. Be it eating
lunch or rescuing a lost child, the cyborg girl put everything she had into her duties. It was
endearing, really.
She dialed the number again. It rang four times.
Pick up, dammit.
A click. For a moment, Teana was hopeful, but that hope was dashed.
“Hi~! You’ve reached Subaru Nakajima’s answering machine! Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment,
but if you leave a message, I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as possible! Buh-bye~!”
Teana sighed, listening to the message in full before hanging up. She had no message to leave.
She dialed the number again. Four rings.
Pick up. Pick up already!
“Hi~! You’ve reached Subaru Nakajima’s answering machine! Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment,
but if you leave a message, I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as possible! Buh-bye~!”
Teana watched the recorded video of her friend, so cheerful and bright. It was that life that
propelled her from mere private to become the Ace of the Silver. It was almost impossible to see
Subaru without a smile, and it was just as impossible to not smile back.
She knew the number by heart. She wished she had called more often. It rang four times.
Come on, Subaru! Pick up!
“Hi~! You’ve reached Subaru Nakajima’s answering machine! Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment,
but if you leave a message, I promise I’ll get back to you as soon as possible! Buh-bye~!”
Teana stared at the video. Subaru was irreplaceable, and she seemed so strong, almost invincible.
How could anyone forget a girl like her?
Why would anyone want to forget?
Teana had countless pictures and innumerable memories, dozens of videos and a handful of written
letters, but it would be a long, long time before she could see her friend again, to hear Subaru
speak again.
She dialed the number.
As the phone rang, she looked at the article clutched gingerly in her hand. It was the obituaries.
Killed in the line of duty, sacrificing her life so that others may live.
Subaru Nakajima
0060 - 0082
Sister. Lover. Savior.