Re: Life In The Original World From Zero [A Re:Zero Fiction]

Chapter 90: Modern Day Life Graduation Part Four

A/N: Graduation part four!! SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT I DIDN'T DIE OR GET KIDNAPPED OR ANYTHING I JUST DIDN'T HAVE TIME!!! I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO!!! So this update will be a double chapter update!! It's a lot less compared to the largest one I've ever done but still I managed to squeeze out two chapters using bits and bits of my spare time!! Alright enough talking let's get started!! Please enjoy!!

Turning back time slightly, we go back to when the end of the Graduation Ceremony was announced and the graduated seniors all ran out the Great Hall. They got to the exercise yard, all cheering, shouting, crying, holding one another, simply embracing the last bit of time they would be spending in the school together. Friends amongst different classes came to look for each other, taking photos and hoping to preserve this memorable moment. Many students came to Subaru too, some reaching out their hands to shake his, some requesting to take pictures together, some just coming by to say he was a cool guy after all, and Subaru, grinning his usual grin, returned every of their requests one by one.

Hinata, Aki, and Haruka of course got their share of attention as well, although the latter two reacted more awkwardly compared to Hinata and Subaru. Nevertheless, despite still not feeling used to situations like this, those two did their best to meet the high spirits of the others. Some of their classmates from the various sports clubs even asked to challenge them with one last match. "Oh hell yeah! Bring it on!" Aki and Haruka shouted in unison and met with more uproars from the challengers. "You guys go on! We're off to defend our undefeated title!!" Aki shouted before the two and a large group of challengers left for their club room. "Have fun you two!!" Hinata shouted back as he and Subaru watched them run away.

"I'm feeling so happy for them, finally developing a healthier competition with the others." Hinata said with a bright smile. "Couldn't agree more with that." Subaru nodded back, chuckling. Some more students came up to them to make small talks and chats, and the two welcomed them warmly. As they talked, a very peculiar feeling kept welling up in Subaru's heart. It was as if warmth and happiness solidified into marshmallows, filling up his gut. It was a different feeling from what he felt earlier during the Ceremony. It just like pure, positive emotions were coursing through his veins, vanquishing bits and bits of negativities in different corners in his body, and what was more peculiar was that these emotions didn't seem to be only welling up inside him but also received from people around him.

"Subaru? You okay?" Hinata's voice asked suddenly, bringing Subaru back from his thoughts. "What?" Subaru asked, but then he knew what the cause was. The tears that he thought had dried up for the moment were rolling down his face again. He wiped them away and smiled through the tear tracks. "Nah don't worry I'm good. I'm just feeling so damn glad that we got to end our school life with so much love and kindness from everyone." He said, giving Hinata and the others a thumbs-up. Smiling and nodding in agreement, Hinata threw his arm around Subaru's shoulders and punched his other hand at the air. "That's exactly how I feel! We did it, we really did it! We changed the school! We brought bullying to an end! Out of all of the things that we've done, this's my proudest achievement of all!!" Hinata shouted, jumping around and dragging Subaru along. Everyone else around them laughed and joined the two, simply feeling the joy they were emitting.

Finally, a few minutes later, the ruckus they were making died down a little bit, and the people surrounding them thinned, and the two strolled on alone, walking somewhat aimlessly around the school grounds that they had become so familiar with and fond of. Subaru took out his diploma as they walked, staring at it in his hands and feeling the fact that he really had graduated kicking in. Hinata was walking beside him with his hands behind his head, humming another tune that no doubt was an anime opening. "It's really come to an end." Subaru muttered. "Yesterday I was still a student here, and now, I'm not anymore. I've moved on, and so have you, Aki, Haruka, Emilia-tan, Rem, Bea-ko, Nee-sama. We've all gone on. It's already happening, in the present tense, but it feels... I don't know, pretty unreal." Subaru continued to mutter.