Asou Yuna picked up a scrap of cloth. It was from the clothes her father had been wearing today. As unwilling as she was to admit it, a cruel fact lay before her.
Seele looked at Asou Yuna before her, wanting to comfort her, but for the moment, she had no idea how.
Based on what Asou Yuna had said earlier, several hours had already passed. There had been little hope to begin with. Unless someone had happened to save him then, but what were the chances of that?
"Yuna..."
Seele walked over to Asou Yuna and crouched beside her, gently placing a small hand on her head.
Yuna was only ten years old. Her mom had long since passed away, and now she had lost her father as well. She had become a true orphan.
Seeing Asou Yuna overwhelmed with grief, Seele thought for a moment before deciding to speak.
"Yuna, do you know? Seele... Seele never had parents."
As soon as Seele finished speaking, Asou Yuna's eyes shifted slightly. It seemed she had listened.
"Seele had lived in an orphanage since she was little. Mom Cocolia adopted Seele, and Seele grew up there. As for her biological parents... Seele had no memory of them at all."
"But Seele wasn't alone. Mom Cocolia took care of Seele at the orphanage, and Seele also had a sister who cared deeply for her. It was just that Seele had always been timid, weak, and prone to tears, always holding her sister back..."
"My sister had always protected Seele, until one day... it was finally Seele's turn to protect her sister."
Seele began telling Asou Yuna about "her" past, though she left out unnecessary things, such as Honkai energy and Stigmata...
After Asou Yuna heard it all, she no longer seemed