"B-But you said--"
"I'm sorry!! I'm sorry… I caused your mother to die."
Elizabeth's eyes turned even wider than before, but Nico was not done.
"I'm the one who brought you into this! I'm the one who caused Ezekiel to hunt you down!! I'm the one who let you go through hell!!
It was because of me… that your mother died…"
Nico cried as hard as he could on Elizabeth's shoulder, and the girl could only turn her eyes at Nico's back. Her mouth was opened once more, and she muttered the name.
"So... I don't think I should stay with you."
"… Nico?"
Hearing his name, Nico turned his eyes wide. He realized that he never once showed Elizabeth his original appearance. And to Elizabeth, this appearance of his right now might just be someone else. But now, now that he has told her about all of those things…