"Akashi... what are you do—"
"Haruta, right now... we need to tell Sensei about this."
"..."
"Haruta! What is this supposed to mean?!"
"Haa... let's just go over there and talk, Sensei..."
"Haruta... what are you thinking..."
Crash!
"Sensei?"
"...Yeah. Sit down here."
Sensei pulled out a chair and gestured for me to sit.
"...Sensei."
"Haruta, are you really planning to betray the hopes of those who care about you with all their heart?"
"..."
"I'm not a god, and I'm not an all-powerful being. I'm just an adult who reaches out to a child crying right in front of me... nothing more, nothing less."
"...Then, Sensei..."
"Yeah..."
"...if I die,"
"Haruta, don't even joke about something like that."
"...Sensei, then please protect those kids no matter what happens to me."
"...Haruta, don't say things like that, even as a joke."
"...I just have this feeling... that from here on out, in one way or another... I'm going to have to sacrifice something."
"...Haruta, if... if something really happens that you can't stop... then I'll be there with you."
"...Sensei, you need to support the other kids."
"Haruta? The burden belongs on the adults."
"...I guess I can't win against that stubbornness..."
"Then listen to this foolish teacher's stubbornness for once."
"Understood... and Sensei..."
"Hm? What is it, Haruta?"
"Thank you."
"...?"
After that, I returned to the dormitory.
"...Akashi... did you really have to do that?"
"Haruta, you can curse me if you want... but I was born to protect you."
"...No, I don't really want to curse you or blame you."
"...Thank you."
"Then I should probably sleep soon too."
Tomorrow, the curtain rises on the Eden Treaty signing ceremony.
The greatest turning point in Haruta's fate
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