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A hundred and fifty Inaba—the rest are clearing the HSE of enemies—against Kasen Ibaraki, Konngara, Flandre Scarlet, and, holding a parasol to her shoulder and wearing purple, Yukari Yakumo. Behind them and peeking out of a door was the handsome prize—a prize Tewi Inaba came to claim. Yukari is about to say something, but Tewi is not taking any chances, as one of the many mottos of the Inaba Family—many roots, much diversity—says: 'preparedness keeps you alive to have sex for another day~'

“Team one—slings out, usa! Two and three, with me, usa!!” Fifty rabbits together yell a loud and very cute hurrah: 'FOR OUR MAN!'; pulling out their slings, loading them now with beans instead of chocolate and shooting them with the cover of the sun, leaving Konngara blind to the beans falling over her.

“KYAAAAAA, MY ONLY WEAKNESS!!” The oni screams, rolling on the ground with the onslaught of comically small beans ricocheting on her skin. One out, three more to go. Yukari and Flandre scatter, Kasen sprinting right for me. I nod to one of my rabbits, team two separating and advancing towards Kasen and suddenly mounting their baskets on the ground. The hermit stops upon seeing the hurried effort of the Inaba, frowning… Then one of the rabbits points at the only improvised seat that was empty, seven already taken.

Gingerly, Kasen takes the seat. One rabbit gently pats her on the back.

It takes no longer than a second before Kasen sinks her face into her hands, sobbing uncontrollably. “I-I'm so sorry; I couldn't control it…”

“It wasn't your fault, Kasen-nee.”

“We understand you.”

“You're safe here with us; no one will judge you for things outside your control.”

Emotionally distressed, the hermit kept opening up and receiving meaningful words and advice back; the rabbits doing everything in their power to help a friend on this day of Easter.

Tewi smiles at that—another one taken out. Now, the younger Scarlet sister: this one is tricky, so the rest of team two and team three rapidly start to work, using their baskets and ripping cloth from their dresses to build an entire house front coupled with an entrance door and windows. Flandre watched the effort wide-eyed, likely not believing her eyes, but she should; that's where a familiar effort can take you! Still, after the house was done, she approached the door and knocked. “Usa-chans, can I enter?”

One rabbit greeted her. “I don't know, can you?” And locked the door.

Flandre sighed, sitting on the ground and pouting. The vampire was defeated, meaning the only one remaining was Yukari, whom I, Tewi Inaba, met in honorable combat. “My, my~creative ways of dealing with my minions; but you must know, Tewi, that if you want something done right, you do it yourself.” Gaps opened all around; Yukari and I were about a meter apart.

Just in range!

Reaching inside my pocket, I pulled the only thing stronger than a rabbit during Easter Day: the holy cross of Jesus Christ!

On the crucifix was all the accumulated faith of Easter, a power so impossibly unmatched Yukari came to a full halt. “Through the combined power of Christ and that of the Easter Bunny, your sins are forgiven!” Thus spoke Tewi, and, just like that, a sea of shadows left Yukari's body, squalling into oblivion as the light of Jesus obliterated them.

The woman fell on her knees, trembling from tiredness and panting, looking up at Tewi, then at Anon, watching from inside the shrine…

… She began ugly-crying. “W-What have I done?! I never wanted any of this; I was just so very lonely… I'll take care of this child inside of me the best I can; I'll take Ran and Chen as my true family—family I've been ignoring—and will follow the way of Jesus Christ. Thanks for changing me for the better, Tewi.” She got up and hugged Tewi, who let out a soft 'usa~' before releasing the blonde. “Take good care of Anon; I'm sure someone with the power of Christianity will give him a good life.” She leaves through a Gap.

And, just like that, the Inaba Family defeated the HSE and saved Anon Hakurei—the man himself shyly walked up to Tewi, utterly thrown off at the things he had just seen. “T-Tewi…? Am I… saved from this place? Am I f-free?” He asks, tears welling up behind his eyes. Tewi giggles and hops to him, catching the man in a tight hug.

“Of course you are, silly! Let's get you to Eientei first. There are a bunch of things you need to see and people who'd like to meet you! Oh, oh, and Eirin-san will get you therapy and rehabilitation; the Inaba family is eager to assist you in every step of the way, usa~!”

Anon sighed and, tired beyond belief, nodded.

Cheering him and filling him with hugs and little kisses, two hundred rabbits guide him out of the HSE, leaving behind Flandre sulking, Konngara under a big pile of beans and Kasen reading a book on self-help. Anon filled his lungs with fresh air, saw a different sky, real snow, and a world so beautiful it could make one cry.

Things will, finally, get better…