☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Minako-chan nods and leads Erefir into the hideaway, first asking her to take off her shoes.

- Please, don't rush and speak freely, but don't force yourself to say things you don't want to.

They were completely alone here.

-- Okay... -- the girl pondered. Was it right to burden this fragile novice? They seemed to be offering it themselves and luring her with promises, but still... Oh well, whatever happens, happens. -- I'm a person who is used to living fast and spontaneously, and I'm usually fully prepared for various surprises. And if I'm not prepared, I take them in stride, whether they are good or extremely sad.

-- But what if the circumstances affect not you, but the people for whom you are responsible? Again, the simple answer is clear: try to fix everything as much as possible, but what if things are even worse? Simply losing loved ones, comrades – in our military business, this is actually common, although I'm probably very cold if I can perceive it this way. The question is, what to do and what to think if someone suffers directly as a result of your actions? You see, if such a situation arises, then... I don't even know how to preserve the memory of that person, it seems like it should be done, I always do it, but it starts to sound somehow blasphemous in the context of my guilt. I didn't foresee, I didn't figure it out, I didn't read the hints... Everyone in the world loves to pity me, so I'll say right away that this is not a fabrication of someone who likes to take everything on herself, but the truth, at least one person I trust perceives it exactly the same way – the last part is about Naria.

-- In the context of all this, even the fact that I came to you for confession to resolve what seems to be my problem sounds ambiguous to me, because my own thoughts should be the least of my concerns. And yet... Maybe something can still be done this way?