I hate you.

I asked you to go to Stardust Town because the Magasin seemed to be catching on to your existence. Mm-hm. In terms of brute force, I doubt you'd lose to them... Though it'd be a different story if they came with a more technologically advanced group that specializes in capture, like the Jorha.

Wait, I suppose you do fall under the pediatric range... It's hard to believe, but facts are facts. I'll give you some sugar-coated medicine. Take it three times a day after meals.

I realized something so absurd I couldn't help but laugh. What a servile mindset I've fallen into. I've grown too accustomed to leaving my life in the hands of others, pretending it's none of my responsibility... How feckless I truly am!

You would forgive my transgressions for that reason alone?

Oh, it's you. No worse for wear, I see.

... There's an island called Affeils. That's where I'm going. This is goodbye.

What's done is done. It's just like, for instance, how there's no way to bring back your family.

That's right, for mourning. That's how we can help the dead.

I'm the one who created Serenity Heaven for the Magasin family. If you want to kill me, I won't fight back. I—

Hypersensitivity... A side effect from Serenity Heaven, I take it?

Maybe fate really is on your side, affording you all this privilege. That's why something always comes along to help you out. Well, let's put that theory to the test, shall we?

I tried to run from everything, despite knowing it was hopeless. What for then?

Um, how should I put this? Mature means like becoming an adult. And a male is... having the qualities of a man. That description matches you too.

I'd say there's a pretty big distinction between reduced vision and blindness.

Why are you here? The year has only just begun, and you're already bored?

It was just a way of getting my revenge.

You 𝘢𝘳𝘦 talking about me pulling the trigger on the Magasin's untimely demise, correct?

Why did I choose survival? Perhaps it was for revenge. But was revenge what truly mattered to me at the time? Perhaps I was simply afraid of death.

But despite all that, my resentment toward you hasn't wavered! My hatred festered from seeing my family murdered! I was then sold off as a slave and had to eke out a living using my talents!

Moving my left arm and leg feels like a chore... But at least my joints aren't completely useless.

You're giving me too much credit.

You would forgive my transgressions for that reason alone?

Kindness? Yes, I suppose you could put it that way. Then allow me to repay your kindness here and now by letting you walk away with your life. Farewell. Thanks for taking care of me.

Did you just now realize? The townspeople and I are playing 'properly,' I guess you could say. I'm an ex-mafia member as you know, and the people of Stardust Town have seen their own fair share of hard times. There's no need for us to teach Mugen and Wamdus our no-holds-barred style.

A crew run by a child, huh... It's risky, to say the least. Then again, it's none of my business. Unless it involves Mugen, Tien, or anyone else from Stardust Town.

Go on, Mugen. I'll be resting here. Wouldn't be much of a game if I played anyway.

Depends on where you stand, I guess... I wasn't the only Jorha member to join hands with the Magasin. One Jorha group held a particular part... A part cut off from someone whose hair can magically turn blue like yours...

You're no different from a stray dog, for instance, that follows anyone willing to feed it. You were really getting on my nerves. I can't thank whoever it is enough for taking you off my hands.

Maybe fate really is on your side, affording you all this privilege. That's why something always comes along to help you out. Well, let's put that theory to the test, shall we?

That was your name in the Karm Clan. Although you may have since cast off that name.

Go then. That's what you were destined for.

You murdered my father, my mother, my sister... It was by your hands that I lost my entire family and clan.

I got on your good side hoping to use you. But you proved worthless. Can't we just leave it at that?

Colds tend to circulate during chilly periods with low humidity. Children are especially vulnerable, since they lack strength. You don't want to prolong the suffering of the children of Stardust Town, do you?

Every experience is amusing to you. You remind me of, for instance, a newborn. It must be nice to be so carefree...

With the Eternals and Suo family watching your back, there aren't many who'd go after you... But evil always lurks in the skies. It wouldn't hurt to be conscious of how valuable your power is perceived to be.

This might be a strange thing to hear coming from me, but I wanted to thank you for taking in Mugen as one of your own. From the way he speaks to the way he handles things, Mugen's matured so much while I was asleep. It's thanks to everyone in this town.

Why did I choose survival? Perhaps it was for revenge. But was revenge what truly mattered to me at the time? Perhaps I was simply afraid of death.

I'd appreciate it if you didn't maul them with your paws. The remains of the deceased deserve to be mourned. For instance, praying that the dead may rest in peace. Or at least by doing so, you can put your heart at ease—

There's something unsettling about a fellow clan member saying my name. Do you want me to welcome you home?

Shut up! Just shut up. Don't you dare try to get in my head! Stay out, Mugen!

Kindness? Yes, I suppose you could put it that way. Then allow me to repay your kindness here and now by letting you walk away with your life. Farewell. Thanks for taking care of me.

No? I suppose you never knew of its existence to begin with. Either way, it doesn't change what you've done.

A crew run by a child, huh... It's risky, to say the least. Then again, it's none of my business. Unless it involves Mugen, Tien, or anyone else from Stardust Town.

Yes, that's the general term for those who've been conducting inhumane experiments since the time of the War. The Karm Clan also traces its genealogical roots to the Jorha, who were shunned after the War.

That was the road the clan chose to walk, and it probably sealed their doom.

(Does that mean Mugen was born with a resistance to illness or poison? I came to this island to study its flora, but I seem to have discovered something else entirely.)

I let slip the secrets of my clan that I'd kept hidden even as people blamed us for being assassins. Secrets that I should've kept to myself until they could be used to save the skies. I'd given up the pride of my clan.

I'm the one who created Serenity Heaven for the Magasin family. If you want to kill me, I won't fight back. I—