Mildred smiled bitterly, as though she thought my proclamation was ridiculous.
"How can I be perfect if you yourself said I have flaws?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Well... flaws don't have to be a bad thing."
Mildred raised an eyebrow while smiling helplessly.
"Isn't the very meaning of flaw something undesirable?"
I waved my hand dismissively.
"No, no. I just mean it's not something to be ashamed of. Without them, you wouldn't be who you were."
Mildred sighed.
"I... I suppose."
She tilted her head to the side.
"Um, can we pretend that this never happened?"
I smiled mischievously.
"No!"
Mildred raised her hands up to shoulder level.
"Eh? B-But why?"
I crossed my arms.
"I've already accepted that it's a thing that happened!"
Mildred smiled sadly.
"Is that so?..."