| Chrysalis: Chapter 7 - The First Lotus |
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"Okaa-sama!" |
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| "...I'm the eldest son, so I'll have to inherit the temple." "That's no fun though. Well, not if you don't want to do it." "I don't want to do it...but my parents..." |
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"You should stand up for yourself! Do what you want to do! You can do it, you know!" "I...I don't know. What about you? What are you going to do when you grow up?" |
| "Me? I'm going to be an astronaut! Or a fighter pilot! Or both! I can do anything I want, if I try!" |  |
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| "Why do you keep running off when the nurses are looking for you? You know you'll get into trouble." "There's so much to do - I can't be stuck in bed all the time." "But I don't want you to get into trouble..." "Ren-chan. Life is short, you know? You can't afford to have any regrets." |
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"What are you saying? You still have plenty of time to go." "Ren-chan is getting out of hospital soon, aren't you? I heard the nurses say." "Yeah, I wanted to tell you, but you were missing. My baby brother is a match. If everything goes okay, I'll be out in a few months." |
| "...I'm going to miss you. You'll keep in touch, won't you?" "...You're so cute, Ren-chan. You should've been a girl. Then I would marry you." |
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"I wish I were a girl. I think I'm in love with you." |
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| "I'm sorry, Ren-kun. Nobody knew it would happen so fast. But it was only a matter of time. He knew he would never leave this ward. He was a brave boy." |  |
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"He said he was going to be an astronaut and a fighter pilot. He said he could do anything he wanted, if he tried. ...he said...I could..." Do what you want to do! You can do it, you know! |
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| "If you step out, never come back! Never come back! You're a disgrace!" |  |
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"Onii-sama! Onii-sama!!!" "Shh - Mikoto! He's not your brother. Ren doesn't exist, anymore." |
| "As far as we're concerned, you were never born!!" |  |
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