| December 2nd.
The night before the operation. |
| April was usually abroad somewhere, but he was back that day.
For the first time in a while, all three of us converged at the hideout. |
| “How are preparations?” |
| “...Everything is in order.” |
| “Make sure you don’t take a nap in the middle of the enemy’s hideout.” |
| “...Of course I won’t.” |
| “I wonder.” |
| “I’ll be there to back him up tomorrow, so it’s fine.” |
| “...Well, if something happens, I just need to use this, right?” |
| “That’s really the last resort. I want you to cling to your life till the very last moment.” |
| “But this is safer than getting caught and being forced to drink a truth serum.” |
| “Don’t say that! I might lose my irreplaceable family to the drug that I invented—please understand how painful that is!” |
| “August...” |
| “...Sorry. I’ll cool off for a bit.” |
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| “Don’t rock the boat by making such unnecessary statements before an important operation, December.” |
| “....” |
| “...Make sure you don’t mess up on this operation.
If he dies because of you... I won’t forgive you.” |
| “I know.” |
| “...The three of us are going to eat gingerbread together on Christmas again, right?” |
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| If August isn’t going to survive, I’ll die here too.
There’s no escape anyway. It’s time to use this drug. |
| “It’s... pointless...” |
| “August...?” |
| “That drug...” |
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| Hisoka | ...hh. |
| Tsumugi | Ah, he woke up. |
| Azuma | How are you feeling? |
| Tasuku | You looked like you were having a bad nightmare. |
| Homare | Would you like something to drink? |
| Hisoka | .... |
| Tsumugi | You look a bit better. |
| Hisoka | ...I remember. |
| Tasuku | You remember? Do you know where Utsuki and Director are? |
| Hisoka | I used to live with Chikage... I used to live with him and Chikage. That’s probably where he is. |
| ...I’m going to put an end to this lost memory. |
| Homare | Are you going alone? |
| Hisoka | ...This is something that I have to do. |
| Tsumugi | Will you be okay? Was Chikage-san somebody important to you, Hisoka-kun...? |
| Hisoka | ...That’s why I’m going alone. |
| Tsumugi | ...I see. |
| Azuma | Be careful, all right? |
| Tasuku | If you need help, we’ll be here anytime. |
| Hisoka | ...Yeah. |
| Homare | Hisoka-kun. |
| ...Even if you can’t precisely understand the other person’s feelings, you can put yourself in their shoes. Isn’t that right? |
| Hisoka | ...That’s right. |
| Homare | You’ll be all right. Hisoka-kun, I’m sure you will do just fine. |
| Hisoka | ...I’m off. |
