My right side had won—in other words, the left side, which had gone to the Kingdom of Twilight had emerged victorious. Huh...? I’m the right side, so I’ve been alive this whole time. I’m the side that gathered information in the palace basement, met the hero, and sent the middle-aged catboy and his brother into the afterlife, which means I’m the left side who went to Twilight... Wait.
I had won the battle of Left Yumiella versus Right Yumiella, but was I the right side or the left? I crossed my arms and went through my memories. I had woken up this morning to find only the right half of my body working, which meant I was definitely the right side, but I realized I only possessed the left half of my body in the kingdom of Twilight, so I had to be the left side.
Hm...? Why can’t I figure this out? All I’m trying to do is figure out what I was doing a few hours ago. Speaking of what I was doing... Where am I?
My mind was so fuzzy that I wasn’t conscious of where I was. I quickly scanned my surroundings and realized I was in Patrick’s arms. The afternoon sun was shining bright in the western sky, and we were falling through the air while he carried me bridal style.
Oh, Patrick’s here. Short time no see.
“I thought I was actually dead... I was so worried I’d never see you again.”
“Are you Left Yumiella...?”
“No, I’m the right side. We’ve been together since this morning, remember? I’m so glad I got to see you one more time.”
“So which side are you?”
It’s Patrick! I thought I’d never see him again since I died! He wasn’t there when I woke up, and it’s still the afternoon, so it’s been less than a day. Even though we were only apart for a short while, I’m so glad to see him again, I thought as I wrapped my arms around him. As I squeezed him with both arms, I truly felt like we were together again, and... Wait. Both arms?
“Both my arms are working! How are they working?”
“While your two sides were fighting, you started absorbing each other and eventually turned back into one person,” Patrick explained since I was completely lost.
It seemed that through some sort of fusion or incorporation, my two halves had turned back into one. So that’s why both halves of my body work.
I was starting to get embarrassed, so I stopped hugging Patrick, at which point he gave me a serious look.
“I’m glad that you’re back to normal, but...which side’s memories do you have?”
“I have both my left and right sides’ memories... I think that’s why I keep saying weird things.”
My thoughts and words had been jumping back and forth between two realities, probably because my two sets of memories had caused some confusion. Both the side that had met the hero and the Demon Lord in the Kingdom of Twilight and the side that had gathered information on the hero to launch an attack were me. Both sets of memories and personalities were mine.
I started going through my two sets of memories and looking back on this whole incident... I had caused a lot of trouble for those around me. My left side was at fault for growing wings and losing control, but from her perspective, it was all my right side’s fault. The world was in trouble for a bit because of the largest-scale battle of left versus right that this world had seen. Though I was embarrassed by my actions, I was now back in one piece.
“I’m sorry for all the trouble—”
“I’m glad you’re back,” Patrick said, interrupting my apology with an unexpected statement. “You must’ve been scared all on your own.”
This isn’t some touching reunion, you know? From Patrick’s perspective, I never left, and the same goes for half of me.
“We’ve been together since this morning.”
“But you’re also the Yumiella I haven’t seen in a bit, right?”
“That’s true, but there’s no need to voice that—” I felt something strange on my left cheek. Touching it with my right hand, I found it was wet. Tears were dripping out of just my left eye. “Thank you... I’m home, Patrick.”