00:00I just can't stop thinking about it.
00:08Why are my dear sister and I, the only middle schoolers?
00:12We're absolutely much better people.
00:15But I'm curious about why we're the only younger ones.
00:18Could it be that we were actually on some sort of reserve list?
00:22And we were suddenly picked to fill in for someone else after some kind of accident?
00:26Sorry, I guess you wouldn't understand such a complicated concept, Mr. Cimino.
00:35Please forget what I said, and continue being nice and considerate to your juniors.
00:48My dear sister and I have been on our own since we were very young.
00:52After our parents died and our relatives abandoned us, we had to earn our living any way we could.
01:01But there weren't a lot of options for a pair of unskilled miners like us.
01:06We ended up doing a bunch of underground stuff.
01:11Those guys didn't care if we were underage.
01:13Just so long as we made ourselves useful, you wouldn't believe the things I've done for money.
01:19When it comes to protecting my dear sister, nothing is off the table.
01:24I've done things that hurt others.
01:27Things that hurt myself.
01:30But I made sure to always have a smile on my face so my dear sister wouldn't be afraid.
01:34And thanks to the nice ladies who've been patronizing me, my income's been a lot more stable these days.
01:41Not only that, but I'll be hailed as a hero once this war is over, right?
01:47Sounds like my dear sister and I will finally be able to take it easy.
01:50Do you have some time to spare, Mr. Cimino?
02:04Then allow me to tell you about the job that's left the deepest impression on me.
02:08I was helping a financial firm that gave out black market loans with a ridiculous interest rate of 50% every 10 days.
02:16Needless to mention, only the truly desperate would ever approach a company like that.
02:23Gambling addicts, host club regulars, branded goods flaunters, and organizers of highly suspicious events, to name but a few.
02:31The CEO once said this of black market financing.
02:35It's an occupation that puts an end to the life of human trash, who pretend to be decent members of society.
02:42I didn't quite understand what he meant, but I agree with the concept that in this world, you either take or be taken, and I choose to be on the taking side.
02:54No one will ever take the people I care about from me again.
02:59Like all of you, I also have someone important whom I wish to protect.
03:13You don't have to be a genius to figure out I'm talking about Caco.
03:17Have you seen how cute her entire existence is?
03:21From her looks to personality, food preferences, and even her guardian spirit.
03:26The way she pouts with tears in her eyes after losing a game, to me, is so adorable too.
03:32And how she licks her ice cream in a balanced way so that nothing dribbles down.
03:37Caco was cute in the past, is presently still cute, and will doubtlessly keep being cute in days to come.
03:44My purpose in life is to protect her.
03:46I'd happily go through any suffering to achieve that.
03:51Sometimes I can't help but think about how lucky I am to have a dear sister I can protect with all my might.
03:58To be honest though, I've been seeing changes in her lately, and I don't like it.
04:05Oh no, I misspoke.
04:06Just pretend you never heard anything.
04:16Mr. Cimino, do you have a moment to talk?
04:21Caco and I have been together since we were born, and we vowed to die together as well.
04:28Recently though, I've been feeling like we need to revise that vow.
04:33Caco is growing as a person, and I know that's only going to continue.
04:38No thanks to all your bad influences of course.
04:40Give me my lovely dear sister back.
04:43But watching her the way she is now, has made me realize something.
04:47I always thought I was trying to protect Caco, when all I was really doing was becoming codependent on her.
04:54I was forcing her to become my purpose for living.
04:58What kind of awesome older brother does a thing like that?
05:01So I've decided, even if it might take a while, to give Caco more space and do some growing of my own.
05:09I'll never be the kind of brother she can be proud of, unless I become a man of many charms in my own right.
05:17Oh, but keep this a secret from Caco, alright?
05:21I'm only telling you this to harden my resolve.
05:24I want her to see me as a cool older brother of action, not words.
05:31Caco is the most important person in my life.
05:42So it doesn't matter that my memories were fabricated.
05:45I won't tell you guys to keep going as if nothing's changed though.
05:49This is a big revelation.
05:52That you've basically lost all the important people in your lives.
05:56Along with the lives you thought you had.
05:58I don't know what the right thing to do is.
06:01But I'll keep following you guys like I always have.
06:04I do take some pride in the fact that I'm friends with all of you, see?
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