"No matter what, I want to see you again!"
"..."
"I just held on to that one thought and lived until now..."
"..."
The other Spirits wore various expressions. They seemed to be coldly watching from the sidelines, yet none of them interrupted.
It was obvious that listening and watching this had left them in a bad mood.
Even though they had only just learned the whole truth... they still could not agree with it.
But Mio Takamiya did not even glance at them.
Her entire field of vision, her entire focus... had always been on Five Rivers Shiori.
That tender, affectionate gaze was sincere, gentle, and passionate, yet it was almost too much for anyone to bear!
She said,
"I know."
"I'm not as strong as humans. I can't walk out of all this sorrow on my own..."
"Nor am I as capable as humans, able to accept a reality like that..."
"..."
"I only know one thing!"
"I want you to come back."
"To keep you from being so easily killed again, I decided to divide my power and give it to you."
"So that humans would be able to accept it, I could only slowly, little by little, make you accept my feelings..."
"..."
"Once you accepted all my gifts as a human, all I needed to do was awaken the sealed memories belonging to Little Shiori within you..."
"Then I would be able to see you again..."
"..."
Although Grey Xiu had already revealed all these secrets just now,
at this moment!
Hearing Mio Takamiya personally tell everyone all of this, as though she were confessing her sins,
made everyone's expressions even more complicated.
Five Rivers Shiori wanted to speak, then stopped herself; she stopped, then wanted to speak. She opened her mouth several times, yet