“So, i-in the end… it all went just as planned…from the very beginning, to now…”
Now it was Matsuda’s turn to talk to the girl. As he spoke, his consciousness began to fade, to
the point where just standing appeared to be a struggle. Even so, his frail gaze continued to focus
on her.

“B-but there’s one thing I… don’t understand: why you planned such a painful turn of events.
Why you went so far as to have me take away your memory… in order to escape the school’s
investigation… It sounds horrible to got through… but even so, you pushed through it. Wwhy…?”