...

Having trouble sleeping?

Mmm? Not exactly...

Once we beat the Adephagos,
I guess we'll all end up going
our separate ways.

Will you go back to the castle
when that happens?

Yeah, I'll have to.

...Will you go back to Aspio?

Well then, I guess I'll
have to go visit you
from time to time!

...What are you going to do?

Help with the reconstruction
of Aspio, I suppose.

Well then, I'll go
and help, too!

A princess can't exactly go wandering
around doing whatever she wants.

Oh, I forgot...

...Will you still be my friend
after I go back to the castle?

Estelle, you'll forget all about
me as soon as you go back.

No, I won't!

Even if His Dumbness becomes the emperor somehow,
you won't exactly have your hands free.

Running a kingdom is a lot of work.
You won't be able to just do whatever you want.

You'll have new stuff coming up day in and day out,
and you'll be up to your neck in people's problems.

And in the meantime, all of those memories you have
of me will be thrown to the farthest reaches of your
memory, like sand on the wind...

B-but...

...I'll go and visit you.

What...?

I said, I'll go
and visit you!

Rita...!

Don't misunderstand me.
It's not because I'll be
lonely or anything.

I understand.
...Rita, you're a good person!

Will you cut that out?
I'm not anything like a good person!

All good people deny being good.
Just like that.

Only good people act like bad ones.
Like you, for example.

You could really say that about a lot
of people in our party, couldn't you?

Ah ha ha, come to think of it,
everyone's like that, aren't they?

...Do you mind if I ask again?

...Will you always be my friend?

So long as you don't
forget about me.

I won't!

We'll be friends forever, then.

Forever?

Forever and eeeever!

Oh boy... That sounds like a long time...