"Well... like I said, the Maruki from their world changed Akechi-san into a very different person when he altered reality. It's supposed to be a world where everyone is happy, but... I don't think Ren-senpai is."

She looks down, fingers threaded over her waist. "I think Akechi-san wanted freedom. He didn't want to live in a world where everything was decided by one person. Sparrow-san is different. He has a right to exist, but his condition means there's so much in this place that he can't understand, and it means his Shadow is trapped down here, all alone."