The little girl was visibly confused, as were the others, and hid behind Rin, poking her head out slightly.
Atlas continued, whether they could understand his words or not.
"All these years I've been deluding myself, thinking I've been helping my mother. Meanwhile, each time I get a new job, each time the police come knocking to explain the situation... Each time, she became more and more stressed."
"A random fire outbreak hit one of them. In others, the workers and my old bosses died of mysterious illnesses. I wonder. Is it because of my presence alone, or is it because someone else is doing those things?"
"Regardless, those people died, and I had no explanation for it. Maybe deep down, even without sufficient information, I had a suspicion that something had happened to them. Maybe that's why I was initially so sensitive about you, Yui."