On Earth, scientists detected measurable changes.
Cosmic background fluctuations smoothed.
Gravitational lensing irregularities reduced.
Silver Eyes stood beneath a quiet sky.
She felt it — the universe breathing differently.
Kaito's presence returned gradually through the corridor.
But he returned changed.
Not heavier.
Lighter.
"You saw them," she said.
"Yes."
"And?"
He looked up at the Boundary Stars.
"They were waiting for someone to remember."