"Did you hear about Aki having a hard time?"
"Why are you mentioning this now?"
"Asuka and that annoying captain of hers dropped me a hint when I dropped by the other day. The reason why you are in such a hurry."
"I-" Sumire trailed off. "No matter what I do, I keep causing people problems. Would it be better if I isolated myself completely? Would it be better if I stopped talking to other people? There was a time where I truly thought this way."
But her feelings have changed, haven't they?
"It is the same with Arashi-san. He doesn't want to see me. It was painful when Futaba told me how he's been living up until now. But at the same time, I thought maybe it was a good thing that he forgot. I may have brought light into his world, but I also brought an unbelievable amount of pain to him."
