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[She is truly speechless for a moment as she considers his words. Sakamoto-san had killed people? The notion might have been laughable at any other time, but there wasn't a trace of a smile on his lips now and the tone of his voice made it very clear that he was far from joking. He had once lived in a world stained with blood, a world that now haunts his memories. Although there are moments in her life that she looks back on with regret or with some level of insecurity, Akane has never killed anyone.
But in the short time that she's known this man, she has come to believe that that's not the person he is now.]
I'm sorry, Sakamoto-san. That must have been very difficult for you. But you... did what you had to do, right? I'm thankful that you don't have to live like that now.