Girls' Next Tour (A Girls' Last Tour fan-sequel)

Chapter 1: Message

SPOILER ALERT...

This work of fan-fiction takes place after the ending of the "Girls Last Tour" manga.

The story takes into consideration the events that transpired in the anime, manga, and some of the anthology comics.

Please feel free to read at your own pace and any feedback, thoughts, and critique are greatly appreciated.

(If you find any typos or poorly written paragraphs, or you just want to talk about the story please don't hesitate to contact me :) )

It was past noon when Chito slowly opened her eyes, above the vast mechanical city they left behind the day before. With barely any sleep, her vivid and strange dreams seemed to skip through a lot of the events that transpired after they left their home up to the last stretch of their journey. A little bit dazed from her short slumber, it took her a moment to realize her current predicament. They spent what felt like a lifetime climbing up to the last layer, only to find a strange derelict block settled long before their time.

Rising from underneath the blanket, she stretched her arms and yawned. Although she was used to sleeping on hard surfaces, it always left her feeling cramped the next day. "Mmm... the sun feels so much warmer up here." Chito thought to herself soaking in the afternoon sun. Looking at the far distance, the sun vastly illuminated the derelict city beneath them. She couldn't help but enjoy the view of the unobstructed horizon as it went on forever in the distance of the abandoned city below.

Next to her, Yuuri was still sleeping on the cold ground, mumbling and smiling in her sleep just like she always did. Chito glanced at her with a smile and thought to herself how she was probably dreaming about food again.

"Even after all we've been through, she still only has food on her mind."

They spent the whole night climbing up the exhausting and dangerous stairwell up to the last layer, and a short slumber was all that they needed to gather up their strength. After Yuuri woke up, they had to figure out what they would do next.

Feeling slightly peckish, Chito leaned to scour through her backpack to see if she missed something the other day. Besides a few items, she could feel the solid edges of the package they found way back during their journey. It was the package containing a bomb with a fuse.

"Well... this is inedible!" Chito thought to herself. "I guess... we could use this for something - hopefully not on ourselves..." Her expression changed to one of sadness at the thought of losing the only person in this world that mattered to her. Since they lost their trusty kettenkrad, the grim thoughts seemed to continuously cloud her mind.

Still, the whole concept of death seemed sublime to her, even if they were surrounded by it from the very start of their lives. Friends and probably everyone else in the world were currently in their graves, perished from war and hunger. Some of them passed so quickly in their lives that they never managed to remember their names. The killing for what little food remained in the world, never seemed to stop. It still felt like some kind of miracle that they lasted this long with the small number of supplies they had left. Probably just like everyone else, they had to eventually accept their fate. Food was scarce in this world and giving up and dying from starvation seemed like a reasonable end to their adventure. If the concept of heaven was genuine, she hoped that everyone they loved waited for them on the other side and she and Yuuri would eventually join them and finally be at peace.

Nevertheless, even if this reality was hopeless and devoid of any happiness, she had a constant urge to keep fighting for her friend's sake. She would never abandon the only companion in the whole world that brings her joy and a reason to live, even with all the incredible and painful memories they shared.