[Yep. There's a subject Elan would know even more about!

As Hiyori listens to him, he realizes their usual positions have been reversed. Elan hadn't lived a normal life before, so Hiyori's usually been the one giving him advice on how live. But Elan has more experience with this kind of thing, so maybe Hiyori would do well to listen to him for a change.]

We are lucky for that. Not having to deal with things alone, that is.

[It's a privilege Elan probably didn't have. He had no friends to help him escape the bad guys' clutches, did he? It would have been nice if he had. But he does have one friend sitting beside him now, at least.]

I just wish Nagisa-kun would rely on me a bit more. I'm supposed to be like his older brother, you know? At the very least, we're "family!"

[Still, a small smile forms on his lips.]

But anyway, thanks for letting me get that off my chest.