No, you've got nothing to apologise for, I just, uh, it's just a bit fresh is all, on account of it actually happened within this past subjective day, how about that.

Hug hug. I'll try not to die this time.

Yeah let's. Let's actually do it right, this time. That was my wish, so it's gotta work. It's gotta. He might be hugging a bit tightly, now.

Kyubey, can I just wish for the eradication of witches - or, well, that has some complications - uh - theoretically though -

No. Not even just the one that is heading for Tokyo.

Could—someone? In theory? Like that wouldn't be forbidden by the laws of magic or something?

The laws of magic do not forbid it.

Okay. So. That'd be. Good.

He's managed to push the flashbacks away (flashbacks!!! he's too young to have flashbacks) and is slowly regaining control over his breathing.

I can volunteer to magically starve to death to get rid of witches - or, well, if I could, I could - but it'd be some kind of way to be murdering all the other superheroes in the world, even if their magic supply is itself doing a ton of murder. Hug hug.

Yeah. You're right. But... what was it you had said. If you all coordinate and kill them all then you'll all die—we'll all die, now—but what a way to go?

Did I say that? But - yeah, coordinating to do it is awesome and somebody unilaterally genociding the magic rocks is at least far less awesome.

Yeah you're not wrong.

...it was really cool, though. You saying that.

Thanks!

And he's not any closer to kissing the boy. So what does he even have. Just a pile of trauma and feelings of inadequacy. 

He should go. He should stop hugging Haru and instead go kill a witch (- It seizes Yamanaka around the neck, tightens, and flings her to the ground. -) He seems to be having trouble with that.

Haru's not going to make him let go any time soon.

...sorry I'm not sure I'll be very productive today anymore, I should, uh, stop (dumping all of his trauma and issues on him) imposing on you. He's going to gather the energy to unhug soon, he's sure of it.

You don't have to go till you're ready.

Haru is so very, very kind. Yutaka's feeling very touched, right now.

I'm fine, he lies. You don't need to worry about me. That one's true. He can use the power of that one to start pushing himself free.

He is wondering if he might benefit from just resetting this whole entire day. He wanted to do everything right but instead he did everything wrong, even more wrong than the first time. He doesn't know how to do it right, though, he thought he had been but instead all he gets is some awkward pats in the back and looking pathetic.

Ugh.

Haru lets him go when he motions for it.

Yeah okay. 

I think I'll probably not try to hunt any witches tonight. I'll wait until Yamanaka-san replies but probably I should sleep, I've been awake for like thirty hours now even if my body thinks it's only been like twelve.

Nod. "How're you getting home?"

"...roof hopping, probably."

"Is that safe to do when you're thirty hours awake and stuff?"

"My body's fine, I'm not feeling physically tired, as far as I can feel it I woke up at a normal time. It's just, you know. I woke up at a normal time immediately after dying, or getting really close to it."

Nod.