[ Really, it's not particularly something that Ruruka could hold against her in the first place, if she truly had wanted them dead. After all, hadn't she wanted the same thing...? It was something that she and Izayoi both decided - well, mostly her - just like they always did, that Kimura Seiko was a threat that needed to be eliminated. They had intended for her to die that day, and even when they had the advantage of knowing her NG Code, the only way that things would ever be resolved was if Seiko died. That was why she had sent Izayoi off to retrieve a weapon that would finally finish off the pharmacist once and for all. But even so, to say it was because Ruruka truly wanted her dead...no, that wasn't right, was it?
Because...Seiko had once been her precious friend. Her hero. She was someone whom Ruruka admired and looked up to, because there were so many things that she could do with her talent, unlike her. Seiko was so talented that she could create a drug on the spot to remedy an issue, just from hearing a few symptoms. She was far more useful to others than Ruruka would ever be. What good was making sweets if she couldn't share them with the people she cared about the most? When Seiko would do so much for her and would continue to do anything she asked, and she couldn't repay the favor...?
That's why Ruruka felt justified in feeling the way she felt. Seiko had no idea how terrible she made her feel every time she would refuse her sweets. It was the only thing that she knew how to do, the only thing she could take pride in, and she couldn't even feel proud of her craft when Seiko would reject her every time. The way that she saw it, if Seiko truly thought of her as a friend, if she truly cared for and respected her the same way that Ruruka did, she would eat her sweets regardless of the adverse effects. Not that she particularly believed that, in the first place. Who would die because of sweets? Hadn't that just been an excuse? An excuse to disguise the fact that Seiko didn't respect her as a fellow "SHSL," an excuse to disguise the fact that she thought little of her and her talent.
Hadn't that been it...? It had to have been, right? After all, if they truly were friends, then that didn't explain why Seiko betrayed her at the practical exam. Ruruka trusted and believed in her; that was why she had asked her that day for her physical performance-enhancing drug. If she didn't believe in Seiko's abilities, she wouldn't have bothered asking for favors; however, it was because she trusted her that she kept depending on her so much. And because she trusted in her, that was why it hurt more when everything transpired that day: being set up and humiliated at the practical exam, being expelled from Hope's Peak, having everything she's ever worked for crushed in a matter of seconds. In her eyes, Seiko, her childhood friend, had betrayed her, and Ruruka couldn't ever trust her or anyone else ever again. ]
...Hmph. Fine. Maybe you're not the traitor, I'll admit that much, but that doesn't change the fact that you're still a traitor.
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Because...Seiko had once been her precious friend. Her hero. She was someone whom Ruruka admired and looked up to, because there were so many things that she could do with her talent, unlike her. Seiko was so talented that she could create a drug on the spot to remedy an issue, just from hearing a few symptoms. She was far more useful to others than Ruruka would ever be. What good was making sweets if she couldn't share them with the people she cared about the most? When Seiko would do so much for her and would continue to do anything she asked, and she couldn't repay the favor...?
That's why Ruruka felt justified in feeling the way she felt. Seiko had no idea how terrible she made her feel every time she would refuse her sweets. It was the only thing that she knew how to do, the only thing she could take pride in, and she couldn't even feel proud of her craft when Seiko would reject her every time. The way that she saw it, if Seiko truly thought of her as a friend, if she truly cared for and respected her the same way that Ruruka did, she would eat her sweets regardless of the adverse effects. Not that she particularly believed that, in the first place. Who would die because of sweets? Hadn't that just been an excuse? An excuse to disguise the fact that Seiko didn't respect her as a fellow "SHSL," an excuse to disguise the fact that she thought little of her and her talent.
Hadn't that been it...? It had to have been, right? After all, if they truly were friends, then that didn't explain why Seiko betrayed her at the practical exam. Ruruka trusted and believed in her; that was why she had asked her that day for her physical performance-enhancing drug. If she didn't believe in Seiko's abilities, she wouldn't have bothered asking for favors; however, it was because she trusted her that she kept depending on her so much. And because she trusted in her, that was why it hurt more when everything transpired that day: being set up and humiliated at the practical exam, being expelled from Hope's Peak, having everything she's ever worked for crushed in a matter of seconds. In her eyes, Seiko, her childhood friend, had betrayed her, and Ruruka couldn't ever trust her or anyone else ever again. ]
...Hmph. Fine. Maybe you're not the traitor, I'll admit that much, but that doesn't change the fact that you're still a traitor.