_{[ A pause. She doesn't believe he can protect her. So she avoids touching on that. ]}

I was weak and stupid. _{[ She speaks as if there is a lump in her throat. ]} I listened to them. I didn't close my eyes, I didn't know what would happen, I thought - I thought I was saving her...

_{[ Chizuko. But now that Taiwan thinks about it, what use was she dead? She let her down. She might even be dead. No, she can't have died. Taiwan won't accept that. But Chizuko... definitely hates her. And that mere presumption alone will eat at her. She inhales. ]}

I'll get stronger. _{[ She hugs him tighter. She won't admit that those are tears. ]} Then we won't have to see each other die. _{[ He won't hate her, and he won't leave her alone. ]}