[On her end of the Vine, Nue grits her teeth. More than anything, she's struck by how unfair that arrangement is — with how kind and tolerant and forgiving Kariya has been to her, she can only think that she deserves to live a happy life. She remembers Tokiomi's name from the last time Kariya spoke about him, and now that she has been reminded of him, her conviction that he must be truly horrible for Kariya to hate him so deeply is only doubled. Kariya forgave her for killing her, so what can that possibly say about this man?]

That isn't fair. You should be allowed to be happy! If someone awful like that man is allowed to be... [She takes a breath before she pushes on.] If— If I could, I'd fight for you. I'd fight in your place so you could be happy without dying. [She spits the word with more force than she had intended to. Of course, she knows this isn't possible, and again her helplessness leaves her feeling frustrated and discontent. At least it isn't directed at the worms, this time.] But, if you promise...

[She sighs. What else can she say?] Sakura... That's the person you have to win for? [She pauses for a second, then asks,] Why?

[She just wants to understand why someone like Kariya would throw her life away.]