Nhazul Hatake did not start out as a cold and violent individual, only through the act of pain, agony, weakness and betrayal, did he start to become cold...In order to return home to his sister. He swore he won't let anyone or anything stand in his...
???: Are you really happy, putting everyone's needs before your own...?
That voice bore through Shizuku's heart, forcing her thought back to the present. She looked up at the dark corridor they were traversing, the hole in her heart growing larger. Fragments of memories tumbled out of that hole spilling onto the unfeeling ice.
Middle school student: Yaegashi, take care of the rest for us!
In middle school, Shizuku had responded to those requests with a nod
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Shizuku: Sure, leave it to me.
High school students: Yaegashi, you can handle this on your own, right?
In high school, Shizuku had responded to those requests with a smile as well.
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Shizuku: Of course I can.
Kouki: Shizuku, you won't leave me, right?
Shizuku's thoughts: Stop clinging to me all the time!
???: At this rate, you'll spend the rest of your life babysitting people, taking care of their problems, and protecting them...
Shizuku: Stop it!
Shizuku tried to shout. She wanted to drown out the voice resounding inside her head. But those words melted away into a formless darkness, escaping from her lips as only a quiet sigh.
???: You... No, I am going to end up completely alone...
Shizuku could no longer tell if it was the voice saying this, or if she was reliving one of her old memories. Either way, all she could do was keep shouting.
Shizuku: That's not true!
Inside her head. Suddenly, the voice in her head changed from her own to one belonging to someone she'd once considered a friend. I hate how you always try to make yourself look better by working so hard. Shizuku suddenly realized the nature of the darkness in her heart It was her own unease over whether she was truly working so hard for the sake of others.
