Tousuke gave a cautious, bitter smile before his ˆƒ…‡…”ƒ’‡†ƒ‰ƒ‹ǤDz‡ƒŠǡ ‹–—•–„‡™‘”•‡ˆ‘”›‘—Ǥdz DzŠǡ›‡ƒŠǡ”‡ƒŽŽ›–Š‘—‰Šǡ‹ˆ›‘—ǯ”‡ƒ‰”›ƒ„‘—––Š‹‰•ǡǯ•‘””›Ǥdz Dzǯ‘–Ǥ–ǯ•Œ—•–ǡ™‡ŽŽǥŠ‡ƒ”‹‰ƒŽŽ–Šƒ–ǡ–Š‹‹–Œ—•–ƒ‡•‡Šƒ–‡ –Š‡‘”‡Ǥ–ǯ•ƒ‰”‘—’–Šƒ–›‘—ǡ›ˆ”‹‡†ǡ’—––‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ„—–Œ—•–…ƒǯ– „”‹‰›•‡Žˆ–‘Ž‹‡–Š‡‹–Š‡•Ž‹‰Š–‡•–Ǥdz I found myself grinning at this earnest, yet considerate, admission. I waved a hand at him. Dz–ǯ•ˆ‹‡ǡ”‡ƒŽŽ›†‘ǯ–‹†Ǥǯ‘–‹˜‘Ž˜‡†™‹–Š–Š‡ƒ–ƒŽŽ”‹‰Š– ‘™ǡ•‘†‘ǯ–…ƒ”‡‹ˆ›‘—Ž‘˜‡–Š‡‘”Šƒ–‡–Š‡Ǥdz Dz‘—•—”‡ǫdz Dz‡ƒŽŽ›ǡǯ•—”‡Ǥdz Dz‘—ƒ”‡ǯ–ƒ‰”›ƒ––Š‘•‡‰—›•ǫ‡ƒǡƒŽŽ–Š‘•‡‰—›•™Š‘ƒ”‡‹ ‘ƒ‹”‹‰Š–‘™’—•Š‡†›‘—‘—–Ǩdz Put simply, I understood what Tousuke was saying, that I would be justified in disliking the people who had done this to me. Given how well I understood this, I chose my words carefully. Dzǡ…ƒǯ–•ƒ›–Šƒ–ǯƒ‰”›ǡ’‡”•‡ǤŠ‹‹‰ƒ„‘—–‹–‘™ǡǯ˜‡ never really been angry with them. After I left, I was kind of just disappointed, so honestly, I wrot‡–Š‡™Š‘Ž‡–Š‹‰‘ˆˆǡƒ†ǯ˜‡Œ—•–ˆ‘—† –Š‡‹”„‡Šƒ˜‹‘”•‹…‡–Š‡•Š‘…‹‰Ǥdz Dz†–Š‡ˆ”‹‡†›‘—„—‹Ž––Šƒ–‰”‘—’™‹–Š‹•‘™ǥdz‘—•—‡•–”—‰‰Ž‡† to complete the sentence. DzŠ‡ǯ•‘Ž‘‰‡”‹–Š‹•™‘”Ž†ǡdz…‘ˆ‹”‡†ǡ•‹Ž‹‰–‘ƒ‡–Š‹•–‘’‹… as light as possible. Dz‘””›ǡdzŠ‡—––‡”‡†Ǥ‘—•—‡”‡ƒŽŽ›™ƒ•ƒ‰‘‘†‰—›Ǥ Dz‘ǡ‹–ǯ•ƒŽŽ”‹‰Š–Ǥ†ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ›ǡ–Š‡”‡ǯ•‘‡‘”‡”‡ƒ•‘™Š›„”‘—‰Š– this up just now. I was wondering if there was something I could do for my friend, and I was hoping to pick your bra‹ƒ„‘—–‹–Ǥǯ†‘‡™‹–ŠŒ‘„ Š—–‹‰ƒ†ǯ˜‡‰‘–•‘‡–‹‡‘™ǡƒ†ƒ•ˆ‘”›–Š‡•‹•ǡ™‡ŽŽǥƒ•Ž‘‰ƒ• ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡ǡǯŽŽ„‡Šƒ’’›Ǥ™ƒ•–Š‹‹‰•Š‘—Ž†—•‡–Š‡Žƒ•–‘ˆ›—‹˜‡”•‹–› †ƒ›•–‘†‘•‘‡–Š‹‰ˆ‘”•‘‡‘‡‡Ž•‡Ǥdz Dz‡ŽŽǡ–Šƒ–ǯ•ƒ™ˆ—Ž–Š‘—‰Š–ˆ—Ž ‘ˆ›‘—Ǥdz Dz•ǯ–‹–ǫ‘†‡”‹ˆ–Š‡”‡ǯ•ƒ›–Š‹‰…ƒ†‘Ǥdz Dzǡdz‘—•—‡•‹‰Š‡†ǡŽ‘‘‹‰†‡‡’‹–Š‘—‰Š–Ǥ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ”‡ƒŽ‹œ‡† at length that he was not coming up with ideas. He was thinking about what he should say to me. I laughed at my own imaginings.