Operator Mizuki--! [shalem's realizes what he's done with that declaration of his-- in refusing to give something up for their safety, mizuki has done it himself. and not something insignificant either, judging by the worn look of the volume.

now there's just a little bit of guilt, even if he still can't let go of his flowers.

shalem leans over and places his hands on mizuki's shoulders.]

I'll buy you a new one when we return to Rhodes Island. And all the other volumes as well, isn't it a regular serialization?

[not that he knows what exactly it is. he just knows these things from higashi don't just come in singles.]