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[itachi_girl]

Oh wow. Oh wow. My wish actually came true. The picture is so much clearer now.

Aoshi-sama is the man I have looked up to my entire life - he is my childhood idol. And the man I love. He was the traitor. He attacked Jiya ... Gramps ... and slaughtered him. He had chosen to side with our enemy because all he cared about was obtaining revenge for

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[moonlit_mirage]

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[earth_uninstall]

Your wish actually came true?

[itachi_girl]

It did. The partial memory I received was made whole.

[earth_uninstall]

I cannot help but feel like I wasted my wish, if that is the case.

[itachi_girl]

That depends on your recent wish and what memory of yours would possibly be made whole again.

[moonlit_mirage]

I'm glad things are more clear to you now, Weasel Girl-san.

Vengeance is a difficult road to

Betrayal

I am sorry that your former life was full of such hardship. I hope that more pleasant things come to light for you soon.

[itachi_girl]

Thank you but this is only one memory of who knows how many. Just because this one is painful doesn't mean that I have had such a hard life. For all I know, this could simply be the worst one and I have had more pleasant memories in general.

[moonlit_mirage]

That is very true Weasel Girl-san. I hope that your optimism indicates that it is, in fact, the case.

[itachi_girl]

Yeah, thanks. Me too.

[shouldve_didnt]

Your wish came true, eh? I suppose I should try it, too.

But what if there was a good reason behind the betrayal--something that maybe you don't know about or wouldn't understand unless you could put yourself in his -Aoshi-san's- shoes?

[itachi_girl]

... I don't know. I can't possibly imagine what reason would begin to justify harming one of your allies and friends. I can't possibly begin to understand what he was thinking in the first place.

[shouldve_didnt]

...I suppose there aren't nearly enough clues to work with, even if you did find out what the context behind the memory was. But you're right--it's not like something like that could be so easily justified.

I'm sorry.

[itachi_girl]

Yeah, it still isn't nearly enough. But at least it's something more to work with and try to understand.

It's all right. It's not your fault. I should probably just learn to suck it up and deal with it.