Ichinose fell silent.
She had to admit that Dongfang Yi was right.
She needed him to break things down and teach her step by step, so how could she truly be sure she'd protect everyone in her class when something unexpected happened?
But...
She couldn't help thinking back to the look of disappointment on her bedridden mother's face after she'd stolen the hair clip, and the lightless eyes of her younger sister whenever she looked at her.
I have to win back their trust. That means doing the right thing! Being an honest person!
Always doing the right thing!
Doing... the right... thing...
"But this is... w-wrong."
She wanted to say it, but her voice grew smaller without her meaning to.
"Who can really say what's right and wrong?" Dongfang Yi finished the first dish and brought the Golden Soup Sauerkraut Fish to the table.
Its enticing aroma began to fill the room.
He glanced at the angel before him, head bowed in anxious trepidation, and felt that perhaps his plan had been a little too forceful.
"In my view, things aren't simply right or wrong. There are only pros and cons. What we call right or wrong depends on the perspective from which we look at a problem."
Dongfang Yi could only keep counseling his dear ally.
He tapped the table to get her to look over.
But Ichinose didn't react—or rather, she seemed unable to take in his words just then.
Dongfang Yi had no choice but to cradle her face, hold her gaze, and meet her eyes. "Look at me, Ichinose."
"I have a question. What do you think is the right thing to do? Give me an example."
"..." Ichinose kept her mouth shut.
She was still torn inside and didn't know how to explain herself.