"Oh, wow..." Nozomi uttered, surprised at it all. "I-I'm sorry, I'm just..." she sniffled a bit, removing her glasses and wiping her eyes clean. "I'm just overwhelmed. There's so many of you. I felt like an outsider and yet you guys are all friends even if you just met."

She shook her head. "Forgive me. I'm still adjusting to everything in my life. This world, this place, my place. It's still so new to me, especially the idea of not fighting by myself..."