catch-all for yu.

[selfimmolates]

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[selfimmolates]

I said it before, didn't I? Hypothetically, if I wanted to kill someone, I'd hesitate to target someone who I knew had a mind-altering ability.

After all, if they hadn't already exhausted their weekly use, then on Thursday night, when I come to kill them, they can just use it against me.

So personally, if you want to survive, then I'd advise not using Hopelessly Devoted before then. After Thursday night... well, I'd have to think about it. Maybe during the trial, to try and get a confession out of the primary suspect?

[covenantal]

[ Yu is quiet. Without real inflection: ]

Meaning the choice is between using the power proactively to try and help my god, or using the power defensively to try and save myself.

[ He'll shake his head slowly. ]

I thought as much. Thanks, Ray-san.

[selfimmolates]

I think the best thing you could do for your god—especially if you're a loyal follower—is stay alive.

But it's your decision.

[covenantal]

... Love might say the same. [ softly. ] It doesn't feel like it's enough.

[selfimmolates]

Well, that's your prerogative. You going to keep experimenting with Hopelessly Devoted in hopes of helping her out?

[covenantal]

... I'm not sure. It's possible ... there's a third way to use this power. I've been thinking about it all this time, but I just ... can't come up with a good answer.

If I could pick the right person, and give them the right idea, couldn't I help someone break open this contest? [ Yu spreads his hands, stares down at them. ] ... that's why I chose this power.

[selfimmolates]

... You're really setting your sights high, huh.

[covenantal]

[ Yu meets Ray's gaze again. Honest and straightforward: ]

Yeah.

[ No sense in playing it off. It's true. ]

If I could, I would end this game peacefully, so that no one else has to suffer. That's what I'm working towards. ... I may not be able to save everyone, in the end, but I have to try.

[selfimmolates]

We still have a few weeks left. You've got your work cut out for you.

[covenantal]

... I know. [ With a huff. ] I couldn't do it, without the people I've come to know. My friends.

[selfimmolates]

Then for your sake, I hope you've made some good friends here.