[ he's sensitive, don't lie to him!! best friends is such a sacred thing...
He does sympathize, though, somewhat grateful that there hasn't been an attempt on his own life for what he did to Kouji, but perhaps people feared Maya more than they loved Kouji (I'm sorry Kouji). But Natsume has that sort of people too, it seems, people who would stand up for him and protect him... that's good to see. The counselor must have seen that too, Hiro thinks, if he had hope. That's a good thing, and he tries to convey that by making at attempt at a smile even though he has to look down at that point to check whether the cat onigiri is stuffed and if so then he's going to scoop out the innards and set it aside and eat the rice first.
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He does sympathize, though, somewhat grateful that there hasn't been an attempt on his own life for what he did to Kouji, but perhaps people feared Maya more than they loved Kouji (I'm sorry Kouji). But Natsume has that sort of people too, it seems, people who would stand up for him and protect him... that's good to see. The counselor must have seen that too, Hiro thinks, if he had hope. That's a good thing, and he tries to convey that by making at attempt at a smile even though he has to look down at that point to check whether the cat onigiri is stuffed and if so then he's going to scoop out the innards and set it aside and eat the rice first.
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It's still Natsume's turn, apparently. ]