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"I don't really like doing this, but I think we should find out about his father's connection to the Gyriad and tell him what we've found after the fact," the swimmer resumed. "We do that behind his back, but as long as we tell him everything about what we've found, I don't think there'll be a problem. What do you think?"

Yomo thought for a moment. They couldn't set aside their promise made at the beginning of the year because they found themselves in a delicate situation. But they also had to protect their friend's sanity. Between the two, they had to find a compromise that would allow them to save both.

"I think it's a good idea," he replied. "If we tell him everything right afterwards and why we did it, he'll understand."

It was Jin's turn to sigh.

"It never seems to end..." he admitted, discouraged.

Yomo said nothing. He shared this feeling of helplessness as strongly as his friend felt it, and like him, he was discouraged by the continuous succession of bad news.