"I know." There was plenty of time for things to get worse and more complicated for any of them. People could still show up at any point like all of them had at one point.

The corners of Nagi's mouth lifted for an instant when Mamoru asked that. He had to know the answer already, but they didn't have a close enough relationship to go without asking things. Maybe they'd get there, maybe not.

"I need to keep her safe. This world isn't as dangerous for you as home is and Tot can't be on her own."