Desire to Protect

An apology, no matter how sincere, will still fail to get across if the person believes that the one uttering the apology was irredeemable and unforgivable.

No matter how one coated their words or actions with sincerity, it will be useless if the person is not yet ready to accept it.

That’s how Yoko-san appeared to be. Faced with my words if I could apologize to her, her thoughts only momentarily stopped to take a look at me. A split second later, she came to a decision.

She rolled her eyes and the same look of disdain scanned me from bottom to top. Apart from that, she unconsciously took a step back, distancing herself from me.

From that, I would be an idiot if I failed to notice it. What I did to her was something she couldn’t simply forgive just because I wanted to take Rae home with me.

“Apology? I believe that’s not necessary. I don’t remember any offense done.”