Hitori finished telling her about the battle in detail. She was left speechless for a long moment, and he never bothered to snap her out of it. They were staring at each other, but only Hitori was looking at her, her mind was somewhere else.
It took him twenty minutes to complete the story and additional ten minutes for Akemi to accept the fact and stop asking him questions like: 'Is that the truth? Did that really happen? Show me your finger!'
"That happened," Hitori said, "and I did let Tengoku get away." He stopped staring at her and pulled his gaze away.
"Do not blame yourself, Hitori," she said with a sign, "I am surprised how you are alive after that."
He took a moment's pause. Eya, Reon, Kakashi, Akira, and Kyo flashed in front of his eyes– he had a reply ready for her statement. "Because I was not alone. Solo does not help much when shit gets real."
She scoffed. "Of course…" and muttered.
"I am serious. If I was alone—"