Blue Archive story · Volume 3: Eden Treaty, Chapter 2, Episode 9
Vol. 3 Ch. 2 Ep. 9: A Shadowy Reach
1 scenes, 42 lines
1. Part 1
42 lines"I don't want to waste my time suspecting others."
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"All I want is for the Make-Up Work Club to pass."
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Perhaps I should make clear why I chose each of those girls.
Though I'm sure you've already been told some version of this...here's the truth.
First, Koharu was selected to keep Hasumi in line.
Hasumi hates Gehenna more than anyone. She's a ticking bomb, and no one knows what she might do.
Hanako was an outstanding student that began tanking her grades for unknown reasons. Suspicious.
Azusa is shady in her own right. She has a growing rap sheet full of armed conflict with other students.
As for Hifumi...
"I was under the impression you thought highly of her."
You're right, I did. Compassion like hers is rare.
I've always been very fond of Hifumi, that much is true...
...but we have intelligence that suggests she could be the leader of a terrifying criminal organization.
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That's what I fear most: being blinded by trusting someone too dearly. It's a fatal flaw.
Even the most meticulously built tower can collapse from a single fault.
How well do I truly know Hifumi? Is there another side to her I've never seen? I don't know the answer...
"But you DO know her! There's just been a terrible misunderstanding!"
And you know that how? Are you willing to vouch for her?
Can you prove Hifumi's innocence? That she's always been sincere?
Your claims mean nothing without concrete proof.
It's impossible to prove the sincerity of another's heart.
I know full well how compassionate, polite, and kind Hifumi can be...but I'll never be able to prod around and know what's truly in her heart.
In the end, we're all strangers.
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That's why they each must be expelled for the sake of the Eden Treaty.
"I finally get it. It makes perfect sense now."
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"You're nothing but a cynical skeptic."
Me? Cynical?
"You only see what you want to see and believe what you want to believe."
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"Your conspiracies end here."
"The Make-Up Work Club WILL pass."
Haha. Very well.
Haha. Very well.
This simplifies things.
The best of luck to you, Sensei.
I'll just have to take matters into my own hands.
Turn and leave.