Nanami often feels the same. It would be hypocritical to doubt him. "I want even more happiness in your life," he says, meaning it. "Happiness with me, and happiness... via other things as well. Whatever they may be."

That's what he's wanted for Haibara for a decade. A life.

He blinks. "You can train with weapons. That doesn't bother me," he says, "You've been training with Maki right? She's tough, but she won't seriously hurt you. It's whatever unknown fights we face, not her, that worries me."