00:00Hey, Takumi, I know I'm repulsive, but I would still like to make friends with you.
00:13I keep having a strong urge to talk to you about something, but no topic in particular
00:19ever comes to mind, as to be expected from the empty husk I am.
00:25Um, let's see, uh, my hobby is playing with dogs, but I can't think of anything else.
00:36Books, comics, anime, or TV shows, none of these are for me.
00:42I can't empathize with any of the stories or characters.
00:46I get impressed that they have such grand ideals when I don't have any.
00:52That's about it.
00:53What do I usually think about?
00:56I don't even know.
00:59Probably counting sheep or something equally mundane.
01:05Oh, I'm sorry for being so boring.
01:08And I'm really sorry for wasting your time.
01:11I'm sure you're never going to talk to me again after this dreadful conversation, but
01:16I just wanted you to know that it's been a pleasure.
01:21Takumi!
01:32You actually want to talk to a useless piece of muck like me again?
01:36That's so nice of you!
01:38Nobody's ever paid me this much attention before.
01:42My parents and teachers pretend I don't exist.
01:46My dog Leo is the only one in my life willing to look me in the eye.
01:50Leo always makes me laugh.
01:53When we go on walks together, he runs away at top speed the moment I relax his leash.
01:59I then carry him back, but he bites me when I touch him and he's on my face when I'm asleep.
02:07That's just how we poke fun at each other.
02:09We're best buds, really.
02:11I'd introduce you to him one day, but once we're released from here, you and I will go back to being strangers.
02:19I mean, I know we're strangers even now.
02:22Oh, I'm sorry for assuming we were friends when we're not.
02:27I'll cherish this conversation forever, because I know you'll never want to talk to me again.
02:34Thank you for always being so kind to me.
02:41You're talking to me again?
02:50How can you bear to waste brain cells on this catastrophe of a bonding event?
02:56Kind-hearted saints like you give bottom-of-the-barrel sludge like me hope for the future.
03:02As a token of my appreciation, please punch me.
03:06It's great stress relief.
03:08Being tough as nails is my only forte.
03:11So, there's no need to hold back.
03:13I've always been physically tough.
03:16As a natural-born loser, I can't fight well, but I'm great at being beaten up.
03:23It still hurts, but I never get any major injuries from it.
03:29Even if I fall from a pedestrian overpass or get hit by small cars, I usually walk away unscathed.
03:38I never once thought my toughness would be useful in any way, though.
03:43I just hope it can help you guys in this war.
03:47Imagine.
03:48Scum like me becoming helpful to someone.
03:52That really would make me happy.
03:54Takumi, I have a major favor to ask of you.
04:08Please be my mentor.
04:09I've started thinking that I want to change.
04:16Of course, just thinking won't actually change anything, but it's a big step for a lowlife like me to even think about it.
04:24I look up to you, Takumi.
04:26I admire the way you guide us as our leader.
04:30So, please.
04:32You can kick or trample me as much as you like.
04:35I promise I'll never sue for harassment.
04:38You can even whack me with an ashtray.
04:41I'll do anything, including wiping your backside.
04:44So, please.
04:47Make me your protege.
04:49Oh!
04:50I'm probably putting you on the spot by springing this on you so suddenly.
04:55I'll need to become stronger before you can consider me a worthy student.
04:59But I'll never stop asking until you say yes.
05:04I may be imagining it, but I feel like my loser energy's gone down by a lot lately.
05:22I still hate fights and confrontations, but I'm not as allergic to them as before.
05:29Do you think it's because of my combat experience here?
05:32I guess in that sense, this war hasn't been all bad for me.
05:38Anyway, if even someone like me can grow to this extent,
05:43you and the others have the potential to grow even further.
05:47I've decided to try to like myself better in order to grow as a person.
05:52If Leo can love me, maybe I can learn to love myself too.
05:57It's difficult to love a spineless, squirming pest like me, but I still have to try.
06:05I know I'll never be able to stop belittling myself as the insignificant worm I am,
06:11but I'll give it my best shot!
06:14My memories were the worst of the worst.
06:28I never had great memories like all of you did.
06:32I'm really shocked that Leo doesn't exist, though.
06:36I'm not sure if I can ever recover from that, but I can't just wallow in despair.
06:46We had to kill Ava to learn this truth.
06:50I'll bear the guilt of killing her.
06:53There's only one way I can do that now, and that's to help all of you keep living.
07:01To connect the life I've consumed to other lives.
07:06If it comes down to it, I'll protect your lives with my own.
07:14For Ava's sake as well.
07:16For Ava's sake as well.
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