[ he snorts at that, looking down at his knees. It sounds like a line from a shoujo manga or something - all of it. They don't have that kind of relationship, do they? She's a flirtatious girl. If she just wants his body, then that's fine. Anything beyond that is a delusion.

But she did say that he's her friend. That's worth something to him, even if his emotions are all confused. ]

... I got a letter from Jae-ha after he died. He told me I was getting in the way of my own happiness. [ Hikage rubs his nose. ] Is he right?