[He watches Naoki and hear his response. The answer that he sometimes wished otherwise, but it still happened in the past.
Sayo had similiar thoughts about it before, whenever he's not continuously haunted.]
...Yes, you can't change the past. [It's the unspoken rule in the army. Preserve history, never change it.] I... don't have any other questions, Naoki-san.
[Naoki finds his smile again after a moment, his shoulders rising and falling in another careless gesture. If he could shrug off the feelings about his past...
Ahh, dark thoughts. Back to the present, Naoki, he tells himself.]
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Sayo had similiar thoughts about it before, whenever he's not continuously haunted.]
...Yes, you can't change the past. [It's the unspoken rule in the army. Preserve history, never change it.] I... don't have any other questions, Naoki-san.
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Ahh, dark thoughts. Back to the present, Naoki, he tells himself.]
You can just call me Naoki, if you want.
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[It feels rather personal for him to use, but if that's what Naoki wants. Sayo doesn't want to waste time on arguing it.]