I did despair, it's true. Even I needed a small shock to my system. But you see me here now, don't you? And look at how brilliant you classmates are. Ah, it brings me such joy to see their talent.
[ He takes his free hand, cupping Komaeda's face. He's worried the boy enough, and with any more he might do more harm than good with his little story. So he throws that in there for flavor, although it's only half true; the talent of those at Hope's Peak astounding him. It was an excellent scouting ground, even if the faculty was rotten trash. Trash that couldn't abide by his warning. Trash that was causing his cute, lovely patient such harm.
Yes, he believes it's time for a much bigger shock. One that threatens to collapse it. ]
The faculty, too, had simply made a small mistake, you'll think at first - but listen to me until the end, okay, Komaeda-kun? You'll see why it's not. The three of us were prepared to shape the world, while others decided that it was our fault that they had fallen behind in their own talents! All while I was clung to as their great prodigy... Ah, I couldn't stand to see my dear classmates dragged down by such ideas as "it doesn't matter what I do, Hiyori was just born talented"... It was like a taint threatening to spread. It was fracturing the collective whole.
[ He let's put a heavy sigh, shaking his head, and then smiles. ]
That's why... For the sake of my dear classmates, I resolved to remove that taint... No, that's not quite right. I believe in your words, I decided to turn them into stepping stones, one at a time. Their ultimate prodigy, Sou Hiyori, was made a scapegoat for that, but...
[ He sighs, but the look on his face is pure bliss. How bright those days has been, how wonderful. What a wonderful warning he had sent! How his schoolmates had banded together, how the faulty had panicked! How they had all at once realized how frail they all were!
He leaves out the details; he omits his accomplices, for he's protected them for this long. But he smiles. ]
... But, Komaeda-kun, just by the two names I've spoken I'm sure you should know all the others from my class. Wouldn't you say they shine brilliantly now?
[ Those who were left, anyway. He's not wrong, either - those who hadn't crumbled before their loss had excelled, even when compared to other ultimates. Their trauma had become power, a fierce determination to prevent another tragedy from occurring.
He pulls his hands back now. ]
You may resent me if you wish, but I won't apologize for what I did. Because I was able to be the shock to the system... And how brilliant it's shine is now, even more than when I entered... No, I don't believe any of us made mistakes at all, though you might be too young to understand.
[ So brilliant, so close to the sun that it's wax wings would melt. Ah, to think that they hadn't learned anything at all...
But he still remembers the screams. The despair. The failed investigations. The coordination and foolish faith in him. He remembers the brilliant red stains. But most of all, Hiyori remembers it as the first moment when he had felt pure ecstasy. ]
he'll make his cute husband cute bento and welcome him home every day and dote endlessly
[ He takes his free hand, cupping Komaeda's face. He's worried the boy enough, and with any more he might do more harm than good with his little story. So he throws that in there for flavor, although it's only half true; the talent of those at Hope's Peak astounding him. It was an excellent scouting ground, even if the faculty was rotten trash. Trash that couldn't abide by his warning. Trash that was causing his cute, lovely patient such harm.
Yes, he believes it's time for a much bigger shock. One that threatens to collapse it. ]
The faculty, too, had simply made a small mistake, you'll think at first - but listen to me until the end, okay, Komaeda-kun? You'll see why it's not. The three of us were prepared to shape the world, while others decided that it was our fault that they had fallen behind in their own talents! All while I was clung to as their great prodigy... Ah, I couldn't stand to see my dear classmates dragged down by such ideas as "it doesn't matter what I do, Hiyori was just born talented"... It was like a taint threatening to spread. It was fracturing the collective whole.
[ He let's put a heavy sigh, shaking his head, and then smiles. ]
That's why... For the sake of my dear classmates, I resolved to remove that taint... No, that's not quite right. I believe in your words, I decided to turn them into stepping stones, one at a time. Their ultimate prodigy, Sou Hiyori, was made a scapegoat for that, but...
[ He sighs, but the look on his face is pure bliss. How bright those days has been, how wonderful. What a wonderful warning he had sent! How his schoolmates had banded together, how the faulty had panicked! How they had all at once realized how frail they all were!
He leaves out the details; he omits his accomplices, for he's protected them for this long. But he smiles. ]
... But, Komaeda-kun, just by the two names I've spoken I'm sure you should know all the others from my class. Wouldn't you say they shine brilliantly now?
[ Those who were left, anyway. He's not wrong, either - those who hadn't crumbled before their loss had excelled, even when compared to other ultimates. Their trauma had become power, a fierce determination to prevent another tragedy from occurring.
He pulls his hands back now. ]
You may resent me if you wish, but I won't apologize for what I did. Because I was able to be the shock to the system... And how brilliant it's shine is now, even more than when I entered... No, I don't believe any of us made mistakes at all, though you might be too young to understand.
[ So brilliant, so close to the sun that it's wax wings would melt. Ah, to think that they hadn't learned anything at all...
But he still remembers the screams. The despair. The failed investigations. The coordination and foolish faith in him. He remembers the brilliant red stains. But most of all, Hiyori remembers it as the first moment when he had felt pure ecstasy. ]