Shotaro

After Philip came back, I took the time to reevaluate my mental state if Wakana hadn't traded places with him. I don't know how much longer I could have taken it.

Akiko would give me this sad look, but after I had snapped at her a few times, she stopped asking. I realized how selfish that was of me. She was grieving too and I had no right to treat her like that when she only wanted to know how I was holding up.

Only four people knew what happened to Philip: Akiko, Terui, I, and Philip himself. Everyone else was utterly clueless and therefore innocently lacked any kind of sensitive reserve to talk about him. They thought he was away studying abroad.

Akiko and Terui knew that I was hurting but I don't think they knew just much hurt I was actually feeling.

Eiji

If I wanted to grasp hold of anyone's hand and never let go, it would be Ankh. I honestly didn't expect the outcome of the final battle with Dr. Maki. I didn't know that Ankh's core medal was broken. I wish I had known.

He let me use his core medal, his broken core medal, to fight with. He gave me his life to defeat Dr. Maki.

I pretended like I was dealing with it well. Not for me, but for everyone else.

When I started traveling with the broken medal in my pocket, it was at first to just grieve away from everyone. However, after I got wind that maybe I could fix Ankh's core, I jumped right into it.

I still feel his presence every day. He is watching me. He is looking after me. Probably calling me an idiot.

I just want to hear his voice again.

Shotaro and Eiji

People will ask us how we ever got over the loss of our partner. The answer itself is very easy.

You don't.