‘ lemillon-San....... I’m sorry...... for everything....... ‘ she is crying she feels bad for him losing his quirk
she’s not responsible . if anything it was mirio who prompted the loss of his quirk as soon as he learned what overhaul was doing . the animosity … the bloodlust that came from that man only to be directed toward a mere child ; mirio couldn’t stand it and he , as a hero , had to do this damnest to save her . it was this innate desire to be the hero that led to the loss of his quirk . but this girl … she places his world on her shoulders , bearing the weight of his downfall on her back .
blond head shakes , offering eri his usual bright smile . “ it’s not your fault ! i did all i could , that wasn’t your fault at all , eri - chan ! ” he gets in close , crouching down to the girl’s level , hands coming up to wipe the tears from her face . “ you’re safe , you’re here with us ! that’s all that matters . you know … ever since i first met you , i knew i was gonna save you . that’s enough for me ! ” even though lemillion is no more . he , even as a man , would still strive to be the hero he thought he was meant to be . a quirk didn’t define who or what he was .
“ no matter what , i’m always lemillion ! no one can ever take that away from me ! ” and that much was true . he still had his strength , and while he had that , mirio was going to do all he could , even as a quirkless man . fingers wiping tears away now came up to pat her on the head , smoothing hair out of her face . “ you’re gonna have to be strong enough for us both , d’ya think you can do that ? ” even now , the blond thought he had to protect eri … even if it was from her own guilt .
but how do you dispel such sadness ? such wracked guilt from the shoulders of such a small child ? smile dips into something a little softer , head tilting to the side . “ if i had the chance to do it all over again … i’d do the exact same thing ! i’d protect you and make sure you’re safe ! we’d bring you back to UA and we’d be sitting here ! there’s nothing i’d do different . ” saving eri was mirio’s greatest accomplishment .