Editing Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi:Volume7 Chapter3 (section)

===Part I===

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">She had no idea as to where she ran from, or how she did.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She just kept running and running until it was night, and found herself at a motel in the hills.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">On a shabby deck with only moonlight, Ai was leaning against the sash, staring blankly at the town. Next to her was a hotel pamphlet she had just picked up. It contained the scenery she was looking at, a beautiful scenery with a sparkling lake surface. ‘This motel offers the best view of Ostia.’ The photo was dried out due to rain and evaporation, but the beauty of the photo remained.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">But in reality, the scenery had already changed a lot.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The scenery in the photo is gone.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Before Ai's eyes, half of the town was burning.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"……"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Stretching out her right hand, Ai pointed to the area where Alice's house used to be. She started moving her finger from the school, went down the hill, a few winding narrow old streets,</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">There was nothing but fire at the tip of my index finger.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The café she would visit on her way home, her favorite cobblestone pavement.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Everything was gone.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"…………"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai gently closed her eyelids and buried her face in her hands that were on the railing.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"It's fine."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice, who was staring into the darkness just like her, said so,</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"We’ll revive the town again."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Her voice sounded soothing. Feeling a little embarrassed that she had worried him, Ai forced herself to reply cheerfully,</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Did you contact the others?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice shook his head silently.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"…I see."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">They managed to arrive here with the same members, but on the way here, they got lost with the town citizens and Shaun, and could not find them.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">They tried to get Scar to seek out the Dead, but she said the entire town was enveloped in Madame's presence, making it impossible to search for just the citizens. They should be able to find safely if they could reach the other end of the town, but with flames in their way, it was impossible to reroute over.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Dee and Julie agreed that it was reckless to act in this darkness and fire.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai wanted to join the citizens as soon as possible, but she could not argue against such stiff opposition.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"According to what Dee said, there’s no way we can take further action today. Let’s sleep soon so that we can get moving tomorrow."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"…At a time like this?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Especially in times like this, you know. Taking a break is part of having a good fight."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice said, pulling a piece of chocolate out of his pocket and tossing it into Ai’s mouth.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was milk chocolate.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Hmm…mmm…is that so?."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai felt a little apologetic, but she could not refuse at this point, and licked the chocolate in her mouth.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"But I don't feel like I can rest much…"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"You're so uptight. Why don't you learn from Dee a little more?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Miss Dee?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Yeah, her. She’s going to go all out resting."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Haaa…speaking of which, where did everyone go?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"The old man’s fixing the cables."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Huh?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Scar got captured."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"…What do you mean…?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Immediately after she said that.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Ah! Ai’s here~!"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Behind her, a runner's high-strung Dee was pointing at Ai.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Found you~. Let’s go now~"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Huh? Huh, no. Where to?"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai asked as she was nudged along.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Some~where~good~"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ai had a bad feeling.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"E-erm. If it’s a good place, Mr. Alice can join us …."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"What are you saying now, you little girl? How can you let Alice come alone too!? You perv!"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Dee tapped her face a few times, and gave a monkey face towards Alice who involuntarily caught a stray.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"Come on, let's go. I'm not going to hurt you."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"W-Wait, Mr. Alice, help me!"</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Behind her, Alice waved politely in the background.</span>

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