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[he glances at her, but doesn't say anything.]

[glances at him in return!]

...there doesn't seem to be anything dangerous down this hall, either.

Doesn't look like it.

[...]

Plans for home, if this does actually work out?

...I need to study up on how to treat tuberculosis.

[guess who learned that okita souji has tb this game!!]

Oh.

Yeah, that sure is a thing Okita Souji had, huh.

...

[thwacks him]

So it was like that in your history, too? Not just for the Okita-san who was here...?

My Japanese history's pretty rusty, but it sounds familiar.

Gee, thanks for the warning when we left Whole Ass!

I barely even remembered that you were with the Shinsengumi!

Uuuughhhh.

[she sighs.]

...what are you going to do when you go back?

Same thing I've been doing for a while now. There's something I have to accomplish, no matter what.

...is it something I might be able to help you with?

... No. Focus on your own problems.

Shinnosuke.

I'm serious.

It's about to become my problem. Knowing you've got something to deal with and I'm not there to help is going to nag and nag and nag at me.

Then learn to deal with that.

Shinnosuke, you're my friend. Maybe you should learn to deal with the fact that I care about what's going on with you.

... I already have people I'm working with. You don't need to worry that I'm doing it alone, or anything.

And you don't have the right equipment for a labyrinth anyway, so it's a moot point.

...even so...! I'd like to be able to do something to help you.

Equipment can be obtained, can't it? And you know I can learn to use new things.

It can't be obtained right now, actually. When I say there's something I have to accomplish, I mean that there's only a few days left to do it—I don't have the time or opportunity to prepare anyone else for it.

...

[ugh, she hates that. an ill-prepared assistant would be better than no assistant at all, and she can't really argue with that logic.]

You're going to be okay, though...?

[he manages a slight grin.]

This is what I've been living for. I'm not about to fail when it matters most.

Right. You'll succeed for sure.

...will you let me know, once you do?

[he sighs.]

You'd annoy me for forever if I didn't, wouldn't you?

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