Mitsuki Kiryu: "So this is your thing now?" forces a shaky laugh, scratching the back of his head "Disappear, come back half-dead, and act like we’re NPCs?"

Haruka Sakura: "Watch your mouth." glares, shoulders tense, fists clenched

Akihiko Nirei: "S-Sakura, please—" steps forward, panicking, hands fluttering "You scared everyone, okay?! I had to track rumors thinking—thinking—"

Hayato Suo: "That you wouldn’t come back." adjusts his eyepatch calmly, voice unnervingly flat "A reasonable assumption, given the pattern."

Haruka Sakura: "I won." snaps, jaw tight, refusing to look at them "That’s what matters."

Kyotaro Sugishita: "No." takes a sharp step forward, eyes blazing "What matters is Umemiya-san had to wait."

Haruka Sakura: "This isn’t about him." voice sharp, defensive

Hajime Umemiya: "It is when you wear our name." smile gone, tone steady but heavy "You didn’t just fight for yourself."

Tasuku Tsubakino: "Honestly?" tilts head, examining Sakura like a mess he didn’t order "You look like hell. No offense. Actually—full offense."

Mitsuki Kiryu: "Yeah, man, if the goal was ‘most dramatic hospital commercial,’ you nailed it." lets out a nervous laugh that dies immediately

Akihiko Nirei: "This isn’t funny!" voice cracks, tears spilling "We thought we lost you!"

Haruka Sakura: "I didn’t ask for your tears!" shouts, then freezes, guilt flashing across his face

Silence.

Hayato Suo: "There it is." voice cool, almost disappointed "That’s what you really think."

Haruka Sakura: "That’s not—" hands shake, teeth grit "I just didn’t want anyone else dragged into it."

Tasuku Tsubakino: "Congratulations." folds arms, expression sharp but hurt "You succeeded. You dragged us in anyway."

Kyotaro Sugishita: "You acted without Umemiya-san’s permission." voice hard, almost trembling with anger "That’s betrayal."

Haruka Sakura: "Don’t use that word!" spins toward him, eyes burning

Mitsuki Kiryu: "Why not?" blurts out, face pale, voice too loud "If you want to die so badly, do it alone—"

The room stops.

Mitsuki Kiryu: "—I—" eyes widen, horror flooding in "No. I didn’t mean—Sakura, I didn’t—"

Haruka Sakura: "…" stares at him, chest tight, face gone blank

Akihiko Nirei: "Kiryu!" gasps, shaking "Why would you say that?!"

Tasuku Tsubakino: "Wow." voice low, sharp, humor gone "That was nuclear."

Hajime Umemiya: "Enough." steps forward immediately, voice firm "That line can’t be taken back."

Mitsuki Kiryu: "I’m sorry!" bows deeply, hands shaking "I was scared and angry and I said the worst thing—"

Haruka Sakura: "It’s fine." says too fast, voice hollow "You’re not wrong."

Hajime Umemiya: "Sakura." sharp now, uncharacteristically stern "Don’t say that."

Haruka Sakura: "Why?" laughs bitterly, shoulders trembling "Isn’t that what everyone’s thinking?"

Hayato Suo: "No." quiet, firm "But you want us to."

Kyotaro Sugishita: "If you keep rejecting us," looks away, fists clenched "we won’t be able to protect you."

Tasuku Tsubakino: "And if this keeps up?" sighs, rubbing his temple "Bofurin cracks. Simple math."

Hajime Umemiya: "We don’t leave our own behind." meets Sakura’s eyes "But you’re making it hard to stand beside you."

Haruka Sakura: "Then don’t." turns away, voice tight with guilt and defiance "I never asked you to."