[he watches their hands with the same idleness despite the heaviness of the current topic. ...it's true though, isn't it? maybe he had no hope before arriving here, but he has been gifted with it now. a new chance at life, being able to reunite with Chizuru, throwing away that old identity and never looking back...

Kaoru doesn't cry anymore, but there's something almost strained in his expression for a second.]

...Then I will choose to be done with it. Here and now, I will part ways with that - that dead-end of a life. If there are humans like Sonia Nevermind who can accomplish great things, then surely... surely something like this is possible for me.