I think... there's some things that can't be fixed. At least not entirely.

[ He knows that all too well, from experience. ]

And you don't have to, Takamaki-san. That's your choice. The fact that the story that the Witch of Misfortune [ yeah, screw calling her by her true name ] said probably muddled up a lot of things, too, especially given that Akira-san was also...

[ "Dead", he doesn't say, but implies. And to be honest, seeing him come back to life like that made him feel something swirl in the pit of his stomach, conflicted about the act more than the fact that Akira was back... just to simply get punished again.

And it even hurt. It twisted in his chest that his original target was Takumi.

Because he had brought it up during the trial, after all. That because of the intent, they could have been targeting someone else... and then wound up killing Ryuji instead. The entirety of it is all messed up, in the end. He can't help but wonder. ]

Even if you can't forgive him... or what happened during the entirety of the trial. Do you hate him?