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"Mizuto!"
"Brother!"
"Are you okay? Not tired or sluggish or anything--"
"Hahaha, I'm quite fine, Vinnetra-san. No need to worry that much," Mizuto quickly calmed the raven-haired male down, chuckling nervously due to his over-worried reaction. "Thank you for your concern, though. I appreciate it."
"But for real, the reality we've been living in was always twisted from the very beginning-- there's nothing we can do about it," Liemros grimly remarked, his face showing no expression or anything. Beside him was an agreeing Mizuto, nodding at the merman's statement.
"I believe those two mean no harm, as they have said. It's quite advantageous for us if they come with, is it not?" Mizuto gave Vinnetra and Arthrole an assuring closed-eye smile that told them everything was going to be okay.
"You're saying..."
"... you believe 'em both?"