Naruhodo believes he's his dead friend. He very likely is Naruhodo's dead friend. But is this a situation he wants to encourage? Where would it end? Would he try to dissuade Kazuma from his mission if he knew about it? Would he distract him into blowing his cover and losing everything? Maybe it would be better for Naruhodo's friend to stay buried. Kinder. He doesn't even know if he can be that person anymore.
Or maybe, a stray thought begins, he could help you try to figure out what your mission is in the first place. And below that, what he still doesn't want to voice: he doesn't want to lose this fragile connection, either.]
I... I go out at night sometimes. [Even as the words are coming out of his mouth, he can hardly believe he's saying them.] If you had somewhere to meet...
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Naruhodo believes he's his dead friend. He very likely is Naruhodo's dead friend. But is this a situation he wants to encourage? Where would it end? Would he try to dissuade Kazuma from his mission if he knew about it? Would he distract him into blowing his cover and losing everything? Maybe it would be better for Naruhodo's friend to stay buried. Kinder. He doesn't even know if he can be that person anymore.
Or maybe, a stray thought begins, he could help you try to figure out what your mission is in the first place. And below that, what he still doesn't want to voice: he doesn't want to lose this fragile connection, either.]
I... I go out at night sometimes. [Even as the words are coming out of his mouth, he can hardly believe he's saying them.] If you had somewhere to meet...