Ren has a nice sunset illustration to accompany her monologue—this is the official preview of it. (Buy the magazine for the full version to support the franchise!)
Ren is the last to be featured. Looking upon the cityscape from a bridge, the figures of joyous students are visible…
…The breeze feels nice.
The view from here really does change as time passes. Old buildings are removed, and new ones are built. You can see the fashion trends come and go, displayed by those that walk on this road. Even the shadows of the roadside trees are not the same.
These days, when I look at this scenery, a strange feeling comes over me.
The city changes so much, and yet— Only I keep coming to the same place… As if I’m within a time capsule of my own making.
Perhaps it is… isolation. I haven’t matured enough to call it “independence” yet.
Even so, it is the way I have chosen to live. There must be at least as much meaning in preserving that which is important as there is in changing things, yes?
Oh… Yes, the people walking over there are students from our school. Well, well. They seem to be enjoying themselves. I wonder what could they be discussing.
—These girls’ laughter give me the strength to believe. What I intend to protect are: Those smiles… and the future of what’s important.
