She tried to puzzle through his sunny personality. Was it real? Maybe the problem was that she had never met anyone with such a bright outer demeanour. Her brother's friends were all very serious kids.

"Oh...I think so," she finally agreed. "I think...it's always better to be home."

At his question:

"I am from Tokyo. The Shinagawa ward."

Oh, wait... What was it that the Game had taught its players?

"But there are a lot of different Earths, I think, sir. I mean, Kida-kun. My big brother...he says there are many different versions of one world."

Then, this strange world was just another of many, wasn't it? But why did something seem very off about this one?