A Sea of Blood

"You're changing, Sir Miles."

"W-what brought this on?"

"I've always thought you loathe social interactions, so you avoid them every time possible, but what you did earlier was... out of character, I'd say."

"Is that a compliment or an insult?"

"*Giggles. It's a compliment, sir."

Francis isn't exactly wrong... I've always thought that as long as you have one person you cherish more than your life, you won't need another one... since all that does is add more to grieve about. But ever since they've been taken away, I started looking.

Freedom really is a lie... you can't decide anything for yourself. I've determined in the previous world that as long as I have my parents, I'll just live in the moment, go with the flow of life, but here I am in a completely different atmosphere, stuck with an idiot.

"Is that what you think? I-I didn't do it for them. I-It was for the sake of the mission!"

"I despise people who lie to themselves, S