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[Issei is shaking with the force of his sobs. He's obviously been crying for a while.

Eventually, the sobs slow down enough for him to get some words out in between them.]

That wasn't me. The person who hospitalized my father and brother, who drove the other monks to attack each other, who spoke to you all so cruelly - that wasn't me. I could

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K-Kuroba. I'm sorry for what he said to you, I'm sorry...!

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Again. This always happens. Once again, I've failed to protect the people most dear to me!

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How can I not, in this situation?

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I should have been stronger. I should have fought off his possession somehow.

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Do you r-really think that?

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Because I failed.

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They'll be fine. My father and brother are receiving medical treatment as we speak. Th...this makes me acting head of the temple... I never wanted to gain responsibility like this...!

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But I can't! How could anyone, in this situation?