'''''“We only gave her a choice-----she was the one that wanted ”'''''
The words said were correct.
The thirst for power was born from her lack of strength and as a result, she pressed the switch.
“It’s because I am weak…….”
Teardrops moistened her cheeks. That’s because tears were falling off Miyabi’s eyes.
Tomoe hugged Miyabi harder and swung her head before talking gently.
“No one is strong from the start. Everyone is weak at the beginning. That goes for me, Kokonoe, and everyone too. And it’s not like I am strong now too. I'm just trying to be stronger”
Tomoe couldn’t make the judgment that her voice was reaching Miyabi, whose shoulders were trembling and wasn't lifting her face.
But even so, Tomoe continued talking about the things she thinks about regularly.
“Humans are weak. Because we are weak, there are times we make mistakes. But-----I think it’s important to make a choice during the time we notice the mistake…………just like what I said just now, this event was not only your fault, it’s mine too. So-----“
After taking a small distance, Tomoe intentionally use a stronger tone for her next words.
“I want to become stronger”
Miyabi’s body twitched without her lifting her face.
Tomoe did not refer to it and talked with a voice as gently as possible.
“I want-----the strength to step closer to a friend’s heart, the strength to help my friend in trouble, the strength to accept the faces of new friends that I don’t know about”
The strength she described was different from the strength that Miyabi got tempted by.
Tomoe wished for the strength of bonds and something even more than that.
“That’s why Miyabi. Will you stay as my from now on? Will you hold the feeling of getting stronger in your heart with me? Will you help straighten my path if I was led astray? Will you----become my real friend?”
The person to choose Tomoe’s wish, which could be also called as desire, was Miyabi.
Take Tomoe’s hand and stay in Kouryou academy.
Swing her head to Tomoe and leave Kouryou academy.
Miyabi made a choice.
“I------“