[ Well, it's a dream, after all. Where else will Ai be able to cry as much as she needs to... then here? His arms wrap around her and hold her tight, letting her cry into his chest so that she can't see the pained expression on his face.
Yet again, he's allowed this to spiral out of control. He's forced her to see the gruesome parts of himself, his gruesome origins, the truth of why he—a Pretender—was summoned by her. Her tears... they are the product of her mask finally coming apart, yet... hurting her like this brings him no joy.
"This is the end, right? What's the harm in being honest with me about how you feel now?"
"Are you kidding me!? You really are an idiot, aren't you? Even I'm not this bad. I've met insects with better memories than you."
"Hey, you're the one who said you're a liar, right?"
"..."
Damn it, to be thinking of that at a time like this... he can already picture the infuriating smile that would be on that girl's face if she were to see him now. ]
...I won't.
[ He holds her tight, one hand on her back, the other on the back of her head. ]
I won't disappear... I...
[ His words catch in his throat, as if the feeling of the truth in his mouth feels wrong, but he presses on. ]
I won't let that be your truth... [ He won't let her be like him. ] I will grant your wish, no matter what...
[ He won't let anyone else do it. He will grant her wish, no matter what. He won't let her remain like him, he won't let that be true. ]
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Yet again, he's allowed this to spiral out of control. He's forced her to see the gruesome parts of himself, his gruesome origins, the truth of why he—a Pretender—was summoned by her. Her tears... they are the product of her mask finally coming apart, yet... hurting her like this brings him no joy.
"This is the end, right? What's the harm in being honest with me about how you feel now?"
"Are you kidding me!? You really are an idiot, aren't you? Even I'm not this bad. I've met insects with better memories than you."
"Hey, you're the one who said you're a liar, right?"
"..."
Damn it, to be thinking of that at a time like this... he can already picture the infuriating smile that would be on that girl's face if she were to see him now. ]
...I won't.
[ He holds her tight, one hand on her back, the other on the back of her head. ]
I won't disappear... I...
[ His words catch in his throat, as if the feeling of the truth in his mouth feels wrong, but he presses on. ]
I won't let that be your truth... [ He won't let her be like him. ] I will grant your wish, no matter what...
[ He won't let anyone else do it. He will grant her wish, no matter what. He won't let her remain like him, he won't let that be true. ]