3 years later...

The whole team, Kenji, Mama, Papa, Mayu, and Kiki were behind Takumi, who was trembling.

"I don't want to open my college admissions!" Takumi said, afraid of the results.

"Kumi-chan, you literally have the perfect grades, many extracurriculars, and you even became a part of a doctor's research! I think you'll be fine!" Yuki assured.

"What colleges did you apply to?" Onodera asked.

"I applied to Tokyo Medical, Kyoto, Keio, Harvard, and Osaka. I kind of applied to Harvard to see that rejection letter," Takumi said.

"Don't be that negative, imouto-chan!" Mayu said, "maybe you'll get in!?"

"I'm going to open Tokyo Medical first," Takumi said as she went on to the website, logged into her account.

"Your status has been updated..." Yamauchi read out loud in a low and funny voice.

Takumi crossed her fingers as she clicked the button.

"Wah, I got accepted!" Takumi cried as the people behind her cheered loudly.

"Then open Kyoto!" Yuji said excitedly.

After a minute of suspense, there was another cheer, "I got accepted to that as well!" Takumi exclaimed.

"Keio," Takumi said as she opened up the school's website, logged in, and pressed the button.

"Awww, I got rejected," Takumi said, reading the letter, "it's fine!"

The others rubbed her shoulder, and Ran rubbed her head.

"OI, stop messing with my hair, Ran-senpai!" Takumi said, swatting his hand away from her head.

When she finally calmed down, Takumi opened up the Harvard portal.

"What is that word? I don't understand any of it!" Yuji said, furrowing his eyebrows.

"That's because it's in English, Harvard is in the US," Yuki told the male.

"Ah, so we can only see Takumi's reaction then..." Yuji said.

"Your status has been updated," Takumi said as she prepared for the rejection.

She clicked the button.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME TO HARVARD 2031 was etched up on the screen.

"No...way, there's no fucking way I got accepted," Takumi said in English.

The others looked at Takumi's face and the screen where they saw confetti and happy faces.

"WAHH, MY LITTLE IMOUTO-CHAN GOT INTO HARVARD!!" Yuki screamed as he picked up his shocked little sister and spun her around.

"It's the best medical school in the world," Kiki said to the clueless.

That's when everyone got it.

"YAS!" Yuji cheered as he jumped up and down and ran around the room.

When Takumi escaped Yuki's arms, she was hugged by both of her parents.

Then, she was engulfed in an even bigger hug from Ran, who placed his chin on top of her head, due to how tall he was compared to the girl.

"WAIT, I still need to open my Osaka one!" Takumi said as she hastily opened the portal.

"Yep, accepted," Takumi exclaimed as everyone continued to congratulate and hug the girl.

"So what college are you going to go?" Mama asked.

"I want to go to Harvard, but I'm going to be so far away from you all!" Takumi said with tears in her eyes.

"Maybe it's your turn to explore the world, Kumi," Mayu said thoughtfully.

"Maybe it is," Takumi said with a smile.

A couple of months later, the whole group was at the Narita Airport, prepared to say goodbye to Takumi.

"You better come visit us next summer, Takumi-chan!" Yuji said.

"I will, Yuji-senpai! I will miss you all so much!" Takumi said as she started to leave.

"You also better text us every single day in the group chat! I don't care if you call us at 3 in the morning, but if you must, you must!" Yuji warned.

The team, Kenji, and Kiki were all part of the group chat, which Yuji titled, "DA DREAM TEAM."

"I will, Yuji-senpai, don't worry," Takumi smiled.

She hugged Mama and Papa one last time before she left the group, waving to them as she went through the barrier.

When Takumi got on the plane, the group chat was already bombing her with messages.

こんにちは？無事に飛行機に乗り込めましたか？▮:Aniki

Hello? Did you safely get onto the plane?

妹ちゃん！そこにいる？▮:Onee-san

Imouto-chan! Are you there?

クミちゃん、飛行機には無事に着きましたか？▮:Sekita-senpai

Kumi-chan, did you make it safely on the plane?

石川拓海さん。は。あなた。そこには？▮:Yuji-senpai

Takumi Ishikawa. Are. You. There?

クミちゃん！どこにいるの？飛行機の中ですか？誓います、もしあなたが元気でないなら、私はその障壁を飛び越えて自分であなたを探します!!!▮:Ran-senpai

Kumi-chan! Where are you? Are you on the plane? I swear if you're not fine, I'm jumping right through those barriers and searching you myself!!!

Kuromi:▮みんな！落ち着いて、私は大丈夫です:)

Guys! Chill, I'm fine :)

よかった、伝えに行くよMama & Papa▮:Aniki

Thank goodness, I'll go tell Mama & Papa

Takumi chuckled at the group's worriedness for her safety as she settled in her business class seat. She was always scared of sitting next to strangers on the plane for so many consecutive hours, so she used her earned money from working at the Miyaura's restaurant to buy a ticket so that she could sit alone next to the window.

As the plane took off, Takumi looked at Narita Airport one last time before she could not see the building no more.

On the plane, Takumi mostly slept and ate food for a continuous amount of time before the plane landed at Boston Logan Airport.

When she got off the plane, picked up her baggage, and exited the airport building, The young adult squinted at the sunlight as she called Yuki, who immediately answered.

"Aniki!? I arrived safely," Takumi informed.

"Thank goodness, imouto-chan! Was so worried because it is your first time traveling alone after all," Yuki said, relieved.

"Haha, I'm grown up now, Aniki, you don't need to worry about me!" Takumi said, "anyways, I need to call a cab to give me a short ride to Harvard, I'll call you during the night for me, okay?"

"Yes, and if you absolutely need anything, don't hesitate to--" Yuki blabbered before he was interrupted.

"Call you and inform the group chat," Takumi finished, "I'll be fine, Aniki! I'm eighteen now!"

"I know, but you're still my little imouto-chan!" Yuki exclaimed.

"Aren't you getting married to Kiki this summer?" Takumi asked.

She could even imagine Yuki blushing on the other side of the phone, "Yeah."

"Worry about Kiki and volleyball okay? And your health, you are 32, Aniki! It might almost be time to settle down," Takumi said worriedly.

"I know, I know, I'm going to retire from volleyball after the summer olympics next year," Yuki said.

"Just make sure you're landing on both your feet, okay?" Takumi joked, "no need to replicate what stupid Ran-senpai did."

"I'm telling on you!" Yuki said teasingly.

"Tell him, he deserved to know how stupid he was that time," Takumi said unconcerned, "you should go to bed, Aniki, it's almost eleven!"

"I know, apparently, I still have a curfew set by my little sister," Yuki said sarcastically.

"Yep, good night, Aniki! Take care of yourself, alright?" Takumi said as she hung up the call.

"Now to Harvard," Takumi muttered to herself.