Despite all the mayhem she'd been through, Konoka had finally come home.
It wasn't just coming back cleanly into her old life though. While far less time had passed here on Earth than it did in Prismatica, it had still skipped at least a week. She had woken up on the eve of their trip to the asteroid belt, where they would be dealing with the Lifemaker. Konoka's Iris blessing seemed to still be around, shown via her pitch black, violet-tipped hair.
And she had not come back alone.
Everyone was overjoyed that Konoka had 'woken up' just in time, giving her several tastes of her own medicine via fierce hugs and a barrage of questions. Some were slightly suspicious of the new friend, currently a tiny shrimp on her shoulder, but none of it really lingered. 3-A was pretty welcoming to Lobco, and just happy to have their resident healer back.
The actual trip and battle proved to be a relative blur. When most of the class got there, Negi was already deep in the middle of battle, and actually at disadvantage... but fortunately the class had helped him save the day. The dark mage who had spent thousands of years attempting to create a forced paradise eventually met their end, and thanks to Konoka, they managed to save Negi's father, who had been the latest person to be possessed.
So, by the time that they're home again, home being Konoka's shared but spacious dorm, Konoka had all but collapsed on the bed. "Whew! All of that was enough excitement for at least two years. I'm ready to just take a break." She turned to Lobco, who'd been by her side as much as Setsuna had. "Are you okay? I think all the big stuff is over for now. At least I hope!"
Forgive me for the tl;dr
It wasn't just coming back cleanly into her old life though. While far less time had passed here on Earth than it did in Prismatica, it had still skipped at least a week. She had woken up on the eve of their trip to the asteroid belt, where they would be dealing with the Lifemaker. Konoka's Iris blessing seemed to still be around, shown via her pitch black, violet-tipped hair.
And she had not come back alone.
Everyone was overjoyed that Konoka had 'woken up' just in time, giving her several tastes of her own medicine via fierce hugs and a barrage of questions. Some were slightly suspicious of the new friend, currently a tiny shrimp on her shoulder, but none of it really lingered. 3-A was pretty welcoming to Lobco, and just happy to have their resident healer back.
The actual trip and battle proved to be a relative blur. When most of the class got there, Negi was already deep in the middle of battle, and actually at disadvantage... but fortunately the class had helped him save the day. The dark mage who had spent thousands of years attempting to create a forced paradise eventually met their end, and thanks to Konoka, they managed to save Negi's father, who had been the latest person to be possessed.
So, by the time that they're home again, home being Konoka's shared but spacious dorm, Konoka had all but collapsed on the bed. "Whew! All of that was enough excitement for at least two years. I'm ready to just take a break." She turned to Lobco, who'd been by her side as much as Setsuna had. "Are you okay? I think all the big stuff is over for now. At least I hope!"