“No,” Reiji agreed. “It’s not. But it’s the truth. And the truth, Toko, is the only thing the Shell never taught you.”
“Do you know why hell has nine circles?” -ENG- The Shell Part III- Paradiso -V1.0.0H-
“I’m not choosing,” he said. His voice echoed in the theater of mirrors, multiplying, fracturing. “I’m refusing the choice.” “No,” Reiji agreed
Instead, he walked to the stage. The spotlight followed him. In the mirrors, every version of himself fell silent, watching. He reached into his coat and pulled out nothing—because his coat was empty, because he had already given everything away. His memories. His regrets. His love. His guilt. All of it had been eaten by the spiral, piece by piece, starting the day he first met Toko Kisaragi. And the truth, Toko, is the only thing
Her hand paused on the window. The spiral she had been drawing—a perfect, unbroken line—hung mid-arc. Then, slowly, she turned her head. Her eyes found his. And for the first time in half a year, she spoke.