The Labyrinth of Grisaia: Sachi's Afterstory

Sachi's story begins after a few months after the end of her story in The Fruits of Grisaia. Yuuji was able to defeat her at her only request to become her husband and in doing so they decided they would get married after they graduated. However, the Principle and JB had other ideas. They decided to use the marriage as a PR campaign to bolster the school's reputation and the township ate it up. 

During all these events Yuuji has been teaching Sachi different things that pertain to his job one thing he taught her that she excelled at was 'Bomb Disposal' which was an odd thing in itself. Sachi has started to show more and more of her emotions after the events that led to her breakthrough and slowly removing the rules she set for herself she is finding the happiness she had never had before.

The girls are all excited to see them get married and while they are also a bit sad that none of them will get to be with Yuuji they continue to support the happy couple every step of the way. Sachi however is still somewhat guarded about a certain feeling she has, in her mind she wants a marriage like her mother and father had. Their marriage was one where her mother didn't just wait for her husband to come home from work, she helped him with his work by supporting him every step of the way. This appeals to Sachi even if she doesn't know exactly what his job is because she hates the feeling of helplessness she has when he is out "on the job" and only knowing that his job is dangerous this thought of him not coming home brings a sense of dread. 

This becomes apparent during a wedding game where the girls made questions that would show how in sync the couple was with knowing each other. What started out as fun turned quickly into a descent into the shadowed territory. Realizing they really didn't know how each other thought and how different their perspective was caused a little issue between them. 

Realizing they really had never talked about it at length they started to share their ideas as to what they wanted from each other and how they wanted things to go forward. Neither side really understood the other but they believed that time would lead them to an answer. She presented Yuuji with an envelope and inside was an application to go to a private Nursing Institute. When he asked why she decided to go there, her answer was simple. "I know your job is dangerous and while I can't be there to support you with what you are doing, I can at least help heal you when you return." In her mind that was the best, she could do to support him. 

The day of their wedding comes and there is a sentimental moment between JB and Yuuji as JB ties to play the proud parent of Yuuji even though she is only his guardian on paper and his handler at their company. But the emotions are true and he realizes just how much JB cared about him.

On the same day, the other girls approach him and make a statement that caught him off guard. The girls decided among themselves that they wanted to have the closure of sorts by confessing their love to him and have him turn them down. And so he did, each feeling relieved about the outcome and ready to move on. 

The wedding only an hour or so away gets interrupted by a report that a bomber has made a statement that he plans on blowing up the wedding chapel. A package makes its way into Michiru's hands that appears to be a bomb. However, later Yuuji realizes that it's a fake, and after a Bomb Squad goes through the Chaple the wedding is back on. Though it doesn't take long for the bomber to call Yuuji and tell him there is in fact another bomb and it's in a duct that is too small for Yuuji to climb into.  

With only 30mins to disarm it, Yuuji makes the call to have Sachi to attempt to either disarm or retrieve the bomb. JB opposes this but Yuuji trusts Sachi completely and knows she will make the right choice, plus the only one small enough to get into the duct. Sachi enters and after several minutes returns from the duct with the bomb in hand, the bomb is not able to be disarmed. Yuuki then makes the decision to use a trick to 'kill the bomb'. Rushing to the kitchen of the Chapel he finds a large steel iron fridge and places the bomb inside and closing the door places his body against the door.

During the events of the bomb exploding in the fridge and not able to cause any damage or fatalities the other girls along with JB and the Principle are able to arrest the bomber who was still in the building. Sachi while in the duct made a realization, she finally understood Yuuki's way of thinking and why he thought the way he did about their future and why he was so deadset to protect her no matter the danger to his own life. Yuuji after the explosion and talking with Sachi realized her own way of thinking and why she wanted to be beside him and not left at home and to support him no matter what it took. 

With this in mind, Yuuji and Sachi were married. The ending of the story ends with Yuuji and Sachi talking to their own daughter Soho who was turning 10 and giving her the music box that was left to Sachi from her parents at the time of their death.

I actually found closure in this story, I think the ending was well done and leaves just enough information open to come to your own conclusion as to how things will end up between Sachi and Yuuji. The growth of Sachi through the first part of the story and the continued growth even in the Afterstory I think should be highly commended. I also think that Sachi's ending was at this point (I still have 3 other endings to go through) one of the best ones.