"Seele, you..."
Bronya looked at Seele, who was tightly clutching her hand and refusing to let go, unable to understand why she was reacting so strongly.
She was only in the living room, separated by a single door. She was not going anywhere, so how could she possibly abandon Seele?
"Seele... is Seele being too selfish, Bronya?" Seele looked at Bronya with her ocean-blue eyes, glistening with tears, her voice carrying a hint of hesitation.
"How could that be..."
Bronya hurriedly shook her head. If anything, she actually liked it when Seele clung to her like this...
"Then can Seele be just a little more selfish?"
Seeing that Bronya was not bothered by it, Seele seemed to think of something and continued.
"Seele?"
Bronya looked somewhat confused by Seele's words. She did not quite understand what Seele meant.
"Actually... Seele is very timid, and very afraid of being lonely. When Seele is alone, Seele gets so scared that she wants to cry. But Seele doesn't want to trouble others or be disliked by them, so Seele can only endure it all alone, until even Seele's existence completely disappears."
"Then Bronya gave Seele hope. Since Bronya gave Seele hope, then Bronya must absolutely... absolutely never leave Seele, okay? So even if Seele turns into a monster, Bronya must not be afraid, and must not run away."
To many people, Seele's other personality was a monster. Before truly coming into contact with her, even Seele herself had feared her, treating her as a demon within her body.
Now that she had met Bronya, Seele was very afraid... afraid that when she appeared as Veliona, Bronya would flee from her in terror.
"...Seele?"
Turn into a monster...?
Looking at Seele before her and listening to her words, Bronya had a bad feeling. Something