[His expression lowers a little. He feels a little bad about it]
... Unfortunately, that's true.
[He knew the people here cared about him. Considered him a friend, but...]
Kou, Ryouta and Shiori didn't know what I was until our second year. But even when they found out, that never changed how they treated me. Through them, I learned so much about the world, about myself. Things outside of being a Seal Knight.
Here...it feels like I always have to be the Seal Knight. So it can never be the same.
[That's what the mission required, what he felt he had to be, and that's how people saw him here, first and foremost. Not a high schooler who loves anime and sweets.]
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... Unfortunately, that's true.
[He knew the people here cared about him. Considered him a friend, but...]
Kou, Ryouta and Shiori didn't know what I was until our second year. But even when they found out, that never changed how they treated me. Through them, I learned so much about the world, about myself. Things outside of being a Seal Knight.
Here...it feels like I always have to be the Seal Knight. So it can never be the same.
[That's what the mission required, what he felt he had to be, and that's how people saw him here, first and foremost. Not a high schooler who loves anime and sweets.]