"You'll just do the same… You'll use me… Then leave!"
"…"
"Ar… Aria…"
Kentaro's broken mumbles still lingered even now as the Halcyon's ship cut through the night sky. In the infirmary, Haruka and a small medic team worked quickly, lowering Kentaro into the glowing medical pod. He floated there, mouth covered with a breathing mask, his body fully submerged in shimmering water.
Serica and Yura stood shoulder to shoulder, silent tears streaming down their faces. They stared at Kentaro's unconscious body, their hands pressed to the glass as if trying to reach him.
"Why is he in there… Not me?" Serica whispered, voice trembling.
"I should've seen that attack coming," Yura muttered, angrily wiping her tears but failing to stop them.
