Epilogue: A Rainbow-Colored Future
Translator: Soafp
The Tenka Festival had come to an end.
I'd heard the phrase “the silence after the festival,” but this was the first time I truly felt what it meant. A strange, hard-to-describe emptiness lingered in my chest, and as I looked at the school building—returned to its usual state after the cleanup—a wave of melancholy washed over me.
“…It's over, isn't it?”
I nodded in response to Momoka walking beside me.
We'd just finished helping clean up after the festival, and now we were walking together. Our class duties had only lasted through the morning, so we'd spent the entire afternoon together.
It had been a special cultural festival—the first one I'd ever spent with a girlfriend.
“Yeah, it's all over now.”
“It was really exciting.”
“I'd heard the rumors, but experiencing it firsthand is completely different.”
“Right? I was surprised by how many people were there.”
The general public day today had been absurdly crowded.
And all because of the new gods.
I never expected so many students from other schools to come just to see them. It made me realize just how much weight that title really carried.
“Back to normal life starting tomorrow, huh.”
When I said that, Momoka smiled.
“There's still the after-festival party, you know?”
“Yeah, I know. That's where we're headed now.”
The festival would wrap up with an after-party.
“I heard the after-party is meant to celebrate the new gods.”
“Apparently it's tradition to hold a huge event on the field in their honor. I've heard it gets really lively, so I'm looking forward to it.”
A full-school firestorm was planned. It was meant to celebrate the newly appointed gods, and those gods would be the ones to light the bonfire at the center of the grounds.
After that, everyone would sing and dance around the new gods. Don't ask me what the origin or meaning of it is—it's just a tradition at Tenka Academy.
As we talked and walked to the field, we found a large crowd already gathered. At the center of the field stood the new gods, surrounded by classmates and receiving congratulations.
“…Hey, Momoka.”
“Yes?”
“Be honest with me. Did you want to be a goddess?”
Momoka looked at those seated at the center before answering.
“I suppose I do feel a little envious. It must feel good to have that many people—especially students from other schools—looking at you. But I'd rather be your goddess alone, Shota Nii-san, so I'll pass.”
“O-oh…”
She really knows how to make me blush.
“For me, it's more of a relief, honestly. If I had entered the contest, you would've entered too, right? And if that happened, you definitely would've been chosen as the male god. I think I'd be pretty irritated seeing you surrounded by other girls.”
Yeah… I probably feel the same way.
I don't like the idea of some random guy hitting on Momoka either.
“Well, even now it's a bit of a messy situation, so I still feel complicated about it.”
“Huh?”
“My sister, of course. She said that if she became a goddess again, she could win you back, and she was really fired up. From what I hear, she came on pretty strong today?”
“…No comment.”
I recalled the events of this morning. So much for the bittersweet mood.
She's been a goddess for two years running. Good guys are bound to approach her. I really do hope she finds happiness with one of them. I'll cheer her on—wholeheartedly.
“—Hey, you're late! Come on, get over here!”
As we chatted and walked, I heard my best friend calling from within the crowd.
“Ah, it's Shota and Momoka!”
“Over here! There's still room!”
Renji's shout caught Aoyama and Kuromine's attention, and they waved us over too.
And not just them—people in the center of the field noticed us as well and waved.
Akazawa, clearly excited, tried to run toward us but was stopped by Kikka-senpai, reminding her the ceremony wasn't over yet.
Next to them, Shion waved enthusiastically, and Shirase gave a refined little wave like a true noblewoman.
“It's pretty lively, huh.”
“…Yeah.”
Looking at the scene in front of me, I suddenly remembered what it was like when I had first transferred here.
Back then, life felt like total garbage. I thought spending my days in school with those people would be hell.
But now, it was different. I genuinely liked this cheerful, noisy daily life.
Am I fickle?
Maybe that's just what life is. And if that's true, I guess I'm living a pretty damn good one. It's been chaotic so far, sure, but I really hope the road ahead is peaceful.
“What's on your mind?”
“I was just contemplating the meaning of life.”
“Huh?”
“…Just kidding. I was thinking that I hope the future is bright.”
I took Momoka's hand in mine.
“Come on. Let's go.”
“Yes!”
Hand in hand with my beloved goddess, I stepped toward our rainbow-colored future.
End
TL: Finally, it is done. Thanks for sticking till the end, it was a long journey.
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in my opinion, i feel the ending kinda end while on goodnote. but i kind of feel like something missing. i rate it as 6.3/10
I wanted Tsukiyo (she's best girl and it's not even close) to end up with Shota, and really don't feel like Momoka got enough development to make the ending particularly satisfying, but it's still serviceable. At least the author ended it when it was clearly time to let it end. I don't regret coming back to this this after having read the first 3 volumes several months ago.
I'm glad that at the very least Yuuhi's depravity wasn't forgiven. She really was indescribably gross, and waving away the twisted reasons for her equally reprehensible actions would have guaranteed a bad ending no matter who Shota ended up with. Though I also think Mayuki's behavior was treated too lightly by comparison. She was pretty despicable for a good portion of the story.
By contrast, Umi's resolution came the earliest and feels the most earned. She made good on her mistakes and laid the groundwork to rekindle her relationship with her best friend, and I think she deserved that much.
As for Kikka? I mean.. she.. existed. I didn't care much for her role in the story, and her behavior skeeved me the fuck out, but I didn't really hate her either. I'm glad she wasn't endgame at the very least.
Poor Tsukiyo though. I was really rooting for her, but I knew it was over when Momoka confessed.
Solid 6.5/10. A lot better and more poignant than most of the revenge-fetish garbage that exists adjacent to it, but still far from great.
I feel like the author really want to end this novel. Considering from the raw source, it went from 1 week 1 chapter to 1 day 1 chapter. The event just rush too fast now and it's an opening ending. The author also mentioned that he will write the epilogue chapter later for the fate of all goddesses but don't know when.
Just happy there was no Red reconciliation. And that MC didn't date any of the goddesses (though I truly believe Black did nothing wrong, the history between them still would have made dating weird.)
its better than most of the shallow revenge type stories, thanks
Hope you can find similar novels
Honestly damn kind of not satisfied ngl, especially the whole momoka and yellow senpai thing, it's like they suddenly appear to the story and somehow become relevant. Although glad its a generally happy ending
Glad this got and ending, but the newer updates have just atrocious writing. Not that it ever was any good, but still there was some merit till the end of volume 01. I now regret reading this till the end, though leaving it hanging would still have been annoying given the cliffhanger we were left at in the closet
you know I am just happy it got an ending. Was it perfect no, but the Mc did cave on everyone, yuhii absolutely didn't deserve forgiveness, and he ended up with a decent gf.
Tybforvsticking with the translation despite the long gap.
What? End?. I though there a war between momoka and yuhii. I want more 😩
I still can't believe this story had an ending and that I lived to see it. Thank you so much for translating it to the end.
Peak? Not really. Satified? Yes. The whole point was to make himself happy and move on in his life. He did that. Sure, the other parts of the novel could have been better but personally, I feel satisfied. I think people wanted a self insert fantasy of every girl begging him and regretting angst but he avoided those bs and forgave them and went on with his life. Also, Momoka best girl no debate. Overall, 7/10. Why? Just because of black and blue being forgiven without blacklash
It's sad that it just ended like that. But I'm glad to see him with a decent girlfriend after his hardships. Thanks for the translation as always.
A bit lukewarm ending but as long as the MC is happy I guess it's alright. Thanks for translating this
somewhat strange ending but this is a talent to know were quit on good note in setting like this one i guess *im lookin at you kawahara* but i guess i can mark another series as finished in my headlibrary.