Sky Striker Ace, but Symphogear

As with the choice she had made the first time, and every choice she had made since, Chris embraced the frail blonde girl and softly comforted her.

[So... sorry, Chris-chan. I just realized it now... We don't have to fight anymore. We don't have to worry about those terrifying sounds of artillery anymore.]

Wiping away her tears, the blonde girl wept uncontrollably without resisting Chris's embrace. Gradually, her emotions settled amid the sobs and the hug.

[Yeah, yeah. Still, compared to that creepy smile and obviously problematic state before, Raye seems much better now.]

[I told you not to pile so much onto yourself, Raye. If it weren't for me, who knows how long you'd have kept up that hateful state.]

Looking at the sobbing yet genuine girl, Chris did not quite understand what was going on, but she sincerely praised the tearful girl and adorably took credit for cheering her up.

[Shut up. I just didn't realize it before...]

Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, the blonde girl, whose emotions had gradually stabilized, stubbornly denied it.

[If you ever make that annoying face again or say those irritating things, I'll beat you up without holding back.]

Faced with the girl's unwillingness to admit it, Chris did not mind. She simply followed her heart and declared it proudly.

[Hmm... Does that mean you'll keep watching over me, Chris-chan?]

Raye wiped away her tears and teased her slowly with a relaxed smile, as though the things that had weighed on her all this time had finally disappeared.

[Of course. You look like someone who can't be trusted on her own, Raye. Without me, who knows how long you'd keep suffering.]

The white-haired girl nodded firmly and said so with absolute certainty.

[Is that so? Does that mean you'll