"I wouldn't... think so..." Touma sighed to Severa as he continued leading everyone toward the courtyard, voicing his continued doubts. By the time they finally reached their destination, the courtyard was... exactly as it was promised to be. And perhaps that was what ultimately surprised Touma in the end.
Like an active park on a sunny day, it was lithe with active, happy people, either chatting cheerfully while huddled at a table, or taking a nice stroll through Avalon. It was the perfect, halcyon image that represented what Othinus had created; a world free from strife, war, and suffering. A multiverse that prospered as everyone had come to understand one another.
A multiverse where everyone was saved.
Among the people in the courtyard, there was at least one person that every single person in the group would have recognized. Maybe it was
Wanda enjoying a cup of tea with
Doppo under a parasol at a table, or maybe it was
Ollerus and
Fiamma of the Right engaging in what looked like a rather invested conversation. Or maybe it was
Josuke and
Rohan, playing what seemed to be some sort of heated game involving cards and dice. Maybe it was
Jiren. Maybe it was
Phil.
Or maybe it was
someone that only you personally recognized, waiting for you, right there.
Like so.
"You won't for long if you're gonna keep a lady waiting for much longer, dear," a feminine voice answered Libra's question to himself. One that the long-haired man found familiar... and Ben, to a less intimate degree, perhaps.
To the group's side, a woman unfamiliar to everyone else gave a soft, lightly exasperated smile.
"You really do lose track of time easily, don't you?" The woman said, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips as she walked over and wrapped her arms around Libra's.
From there, before Touma could even question who the unfamiliar woman was, another unfamiliar voice called out from the other side. A vibrantly red-haired woman whom only Jotaro recognized... and Ben, again.
"Oi! Long time no see, boys!" The woman exclaimed.
"Well, it looks like you've grown up, Ben. And you..." the red-headed woman began, pointing her finger toward Jotaro with a smirk on her face,
"... have certainly gotten older. Are those wrinkles I see? How long has it been, hmm? At least ten years on your side?"
To that end, the woman quickly turned toward Jolyne and Ermes, happily clasping her hands together.
"Oh, and who might you be? Mr. Kujo's darling daughter? And... err... your girlfriend?"
As the group was assaulted at every side by the sights of acquaintances, some of which opted to even directly approach them, Touma could only let out a distressed breath, stepping back until he was right next to Leivinia, the only fellow "survivor" from his original world, leaning in to her ear and murmuring.
"I don't like where this is going... you know?"
Everyone was here.
Anyone you could ever want.
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