At the time, Ansel had believed that Nine, sharing the perspective of ordinary people, would empathize most deeply with their suffering in this distorted world. He had hoped she would think, learn, and seek ways to correct this distortion.
Ansel had wanted her to go further down this path, to pursue not only him but also hold grand beliefs and ideals.
But now it seemed that his actions had instead become the beginning of Nine's fall.
Ansel had pondered this many times but still couldn't understand... why had Nine, who clearly felt pain and despair from this distortion, abandoned her anger as an ordinary person?
Faced with Ansel's question, Nine responded frankly: "No."
"Not even a little?"
"No," Nine smiled. "If I were to give a reason, besides the previous ones, there's another."
She paused, her voice now more mature and slightly husky, no longer unpleasant but increasingly captivating.
