She was just crying, you know.

!?... Why!?

...No, that's obvious.

I ran away.

What I have to do as Captain...

Listen, Vikala. I...

Vikala... In the beginning, I thought of you as someone that relied on your rat ears.

...But, even without your ears...

No... because it's the you without the ears...

I realized that you're a hardworking, kind, brave... and wonderful person.

And because of that, I...