... I don't blame them. They were kids, and... I was like a big sister to them. I was the one who taught them that Persona incantation. Maybe if I hadn't, they'd all be dead.

[ Or maybe none of this would have happened in the first place. ] In the end... they locked me in the shrine, because they thought if my family couldn't find me for one night, I'd be able to stay in Sumaru with them...

[ A breath. The memories of what happened afterwards are painful. The flames; Sudou, everything. She touches her arms, knowing that those long sleeves are covering up a lot of old burn scars. ]

Tatsuya protested, so they locked him in with me. We spent a whole night in there...