It was very different. To have him healthy. . . the idea of him being able to work alongside me. It's something I'd often thought about, most particularly when we were kids. Instead of the fact that he was rejected by the Association - deemed wholly unfit - and how they made sure that he knew that.
[It does hurt to think back on. Just as much as it hurts to see the way Ichiru is here, in Marina. And how there's nothing Zero can really do about it, despite all his efforts.]
But I— [A ghost of a smile crosses his lips, as bittersweet as it is calm.] If I did have the choice, I wouldn't go back to how yesterday was.