“You don’t need to protect me,” Yuma said. “I need you to see me.”
Yuma’s eyes met Mihiro’s. For a second, the smile vanished from Mihiro’s face. “You don’t need to protect me,” Yuma said
The final scene of the omnibus was a rooftop at dawn. Hana (Mihiro) and Akemi (Yuma) have decided to part ways. Hana will marry a kind man. Akemi will move to another city. They embrace, and Hana says, “In another life, I would have chosen you.” “You don’t need to protect me