[ ayaka stills as she listens to sabo explain his piece, her expression soft. what he talks about is of something so beyond her, that it practically is on its way to being alien to her. yes, life is full of inequality and injustices, but she simply lived on, not wanting to die but too fearful to do anything about her problems either.

and in comparison, she was talking to someone that was selflessly talking about helping others and fighting for justice and against corruption and the like.

ayaka can’t help butt admire that. even if it’s probably an impossible task, the fact that he’s doing it anyone says a lot about his character. ]

I won’t lie… this feels like an adventure book. But there’s a lot that feels like fiction here so… [ she shakes her head. ] But it sounds like a lot… do you ever regret it?

[ she pauses, and realizes how it sounds and quickly tries to add: ]

I mean, like— I’m really shocked! But… I don’t know, would you ever wish that you had a more normal life?