[The smile starts to feel more genuine at the familiarity of the pat on her head. Some of her old cheer starts coming back to her.]
Nope. Only thing that's changed is that the Dark Hour doesn't exist anymore.
[Haruka can't help feeling pride and affection for her friends at SEES who made that possible. If it hadn't been for them fighting alongside her on the front lines, she doesn't think she would've had the courage needed to take that final step. Though, she neglects to mention that the other change is that she'll no longer be there to really celebrate that victory.]
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Nope. Only thing that's changed is that the Dark Hour doesn't exist anymore.
[Haruka can't help feeling pride and affection for her friends at SEES who made that possible. If it hadn't been for them fighting alongside her on the front lines, she doesn't think she would've had the courage needed to take that final step. Though, she neglects to mention that the other change is that she'll no longer be there to really celebrate that victory.]