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"I... only want your happiness. And I will not pursue selfishness anymore. Our relationship was beautiful, and I will remember it forever... but you have new lives here. Don't let your past shackle you to me," Kireina said softly.
"Kireina-sama..." Kaguya felt a sharp pain pierce her heart. She shook her head slowly. "I cannot do that... perhaps those feelings faded once, but the moment you stood against the gods, you moved me so deeply that I might have fallen for you all over again..."
"I..." Nanako looked shyly toward the stars. "I do want my new life here... but at the same time, the ache in my heart tells me I must not lose the bond we share. I cannot say it with full confidence, but I do feel something for you—something deep and powerful."
