Lucky for you, it wasn't an insult. [ He flashes a half-grin. Though short-lived, her vulnerability, just like her humor, didn't escape him entirely. And it's not like Shouta doesn't understand, how time somehow becomes a competitor with more experience and more endurance even for someone like her, a catalyst for motivations that were as unforgiving as they were necessary. ]

I don't think I've got anything so impressive as trying to change fate. Or a cute kid sister in the mix.