Bitter Cup spoke calmly. "But she was willing. She knew the price. She did not believe losing a god granted talent meant losing her future. She believed she could create her own skills and her own future. She would not regret it."
Drummer stated the facts of that year objectively. "She knew exactly what she was doing. You were the one who, in order to let her awaken Faded Homeland, forcibly made that option impossible to choose, leaving her no choice but to settle for Grand Farewell."
Captain heard the disapproval beneath their calm voices. He clenched his back teeth, lips pressed tight, but still failed to swallow the anger that came from nowhere. He spoke coldly.
"The choice I planned for her was the best one. As long as she shattered Forest Sea with her own hands, Grand Farewell would allow Forest Sea to join Lania Kaia without suffering defeat penalties, and it would also awaken the Faded Homeland I prepared in advance."
