Isabela slowly turned her head.
"But we already trust you."
"Well, yeah, but..."
"If we got a coin every time you said that, we'd already have enough money to buy a house," Kira added.
Haru looked at her.
"It's not the same this time."
The tone of his voice made both girls fall silent.
Even Yukihime raised her head.
Haru looked from one to the other before continuing.
"Things are going to happen. Big things. Maybe even scary things. And I won't be able to explain everything all at once. There are things I don't even fully understand myself."
He paused.
"But I need you to trust me. Even when things start going wrong."
Isabela no longer looked irritated.
She didn't smile or try to lighten the mood with a joke. She simply studied his face, trying to understand what lay behind those words.
"When you say big things... you mean the other Gamers, don't you?" Isabela asked.
Haru nodded.
"Yeah."
"Why aren't they like you?" Yukihime asked.
