As Sirin looked at Himeko, who was still gazing at her gently, her expression did not change much, but it felt as though her heart had been stabbed.
Even at a time like this, Himeko had not turned against her? She was still looking at her with such gentle eyes.
In her mind... her mother's smile appeared. Though they looked completely different, at this moment... Sirin felt as though she had seen her mother.
They had clearly only met on their first day!
"Why? Why didn't you fight back?!"
Sirin's expression could not help but change. Himeko's reaction was completely different from what she had expected.
Shouldn't Himeko have regretted not killing her outright? Why was she acting like this?!
"I... I... said that I... wanted... wanted... wanted you to be... my... daughter. I only... only wanted to take you... away... away from here, to... to take care... of you..."
"I never thought... it would... would end up like this, but... I don't blame... blame... you. I... I know you... went through many... painful things."
Himeko's breathing slowly became increasingly "weaker." Even speaking a single sentence took some effort... as though she would close her eyes for good at any moment...
"..."
Although Himeko's voice was growing increasingly "weak," to Sirin's ears, it was like a thunderclap!
Mom was gone, and her friends had died painfully before her eyes, one after another. Only she remained, barely clinging to life each day while Honkai energy tormented her.
She had thought... that no one in this world would care about her anymore. She had thought she would never again experience a mother's love.
But... now, there was actually... someone who cared about her.
And she had... she had killed her with her own hands...
"No, don't! Don't die!"
"I didn't know it