After just another moment the life returned into Ryuutaro's eyes. He gasped for breath shortly, but his breathing stabilized soon after.

He looked up at Hayato and instead of what he'd seen there was one thought pushing itself in front of that.
So easy, it was so easy, so easy to see again.
If this was it, if he was to stay here, did the Author... did she give him back what she had taken?
Could he finally.. finally... be complete again?

"I... ", he started, almost not daring to say it out loud, "I... This... I'm so glad."
He'd start analyzing the vision once he had actually brought himself to believe it.