[The smile gently fades away, but his lonely, yet strong eyes remain the same. As Setsuna leans against the nearest wall, he lets his arms fall to their sides.]
Even that, I thought of it. [Even now, he still thinks of it.] However, in spite of the kind of person I am... There are those who still accepted me.
[He has taken lives of thousands, including the ones of those he considers immensely precious.
For what? All because he was too young, all because of his own mistakes. He fell into a bloody ritual unknowingly.
He had so many regrets.
"If only I stopped him at that time," "If only I realized it earlier," "If only I came just in time . . ."
But, the only way for him to atone... It is not for the past. The only thing that he can change about the past is how he feels.
Rather, it is for the future, to move on and change. In order to end the nightmare, starting from him... and his own will.]
Even if... For a person like me, there is someone who was able to make a flower bloom inside of me.
[Even for a tainted being such as him, someone still loved him and treasured him so much.
Idly, Setsuna lifts his hands, and places them against his own heart. Images of Princess Marina roam through his mind.]
When I think of it... I also find it mysterious. No matter how much a land is destroyed, a flower can still bloom on its soil...