[ A red flush of embarrassment springs up over Yoshizawa's cheeks, and for a moment the girl can do nothing but blink at him in confusion. For him to have seen through to the truth of it so easily...
The moment passes, and Yoshizawa finds herself staring down at her cup again. No matter how much she might like to try and deny it, she knows that there's truth in his words. She's become so much stronger, but there's a part of her that remains afraid of burdening people, the way she felt back then like she burdened Kasumi.
Kasumi, who never would have seen her as the burden she believed herself to be.
There are tears in her eyes, and she blinks them away before she looks back up at him. ]
I know that you're right. The truth is... I'm much better now than I used to be, but I'm still learning.
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The moment passes, and Yoshizawa finds herself staring down at her cup again. No matter how much she might like to try and deny it, she knows that there's truth in his words. She's become so much stronger, but there's a part of her that remains afraid of burdening people, the way she felt back then like she burdened Kasumi.
Kasumi, who never would have seen her as the burden she believed herself to be.
There are tears in her eyes, and she blinks them away before she looks back up at him. ]
I know that you're right. The truth is... I'm much better now than I used to be, but I'm still learning.