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“You can always come home to me, Masaomi. Don’t forget that. But I won’t be able to help Masaomi’s friends. That’s something only Masaomi can do, isn’t it?”

Saki turned around swiftly and hugged him with an innocent look on her face.

“…Ah, that’s true. Thank you, Saki.”

Masaomi thought some more as he saw her smile.

Her innocence did not mean that she was a saint. On the contrary, it was a sign that as a human being, part of her was already broken.