“If I’m meant to die, there’s nothing you can do but accept it.” Nozomi softened her tone but sounded just as serious.
Hikaru could no longer hold his smile. He looked down and seemed to contemplate what Nozomi said.
“Wouldn't you have done the same for me, though?” Hikaru gently rebutted. He looked at her solemnly, and his eyes seemed to pull her into them.
Meanwhile, Hina’s mind tumbled down a rabbit hole.
Sure, Nozomi liked her brother but did Nozomi like him enough to willingly sacrifice herself for him? They only knew each other for no more than 3 months, didn’t they? So, why would her brother ask something so ridiculous?
No, since when was her brother so self-sacrificial for someone outside of the family? Since when did her brother fall that much in love with Nozomi? Why? How?