Holding out the reset button, the cause of all his misery and suffering ever since the god appeared in his hazy, nauseating fever-dreams, Yuuto watched as a variety of emotions cycled through Maki's dark eyes: confusion, anger, hope. Confusion, because why? Why would the boy offer her another chance after she had turned them down so many times before? Anger, for how dare he pity her! A mere mortal, pitying a god!
Hope, a fleeting, distant hope that vanished as the sun cast its last rays through the skies and welcomed the dusk.
For even though she was selfish and only sought her own Utopia even at the cost of others' dreams, Tamagawa Maki did not wish to take a truly innocent life.
And that exactly was what Yuuto was offering her, for a chance to make things right.
The reset button was a powerful thing, which surprised her at first, when Yuuto made his wish of perfection, for she only saw shallow motives and misplaced pride in the boy, and as a result did not think much of casting him aside in search for a mortal with a stronger wish.
But now, now that she saw its true potential, Hashidate Yuuto immediately became one of the most respectable humans in the world through the god's eyes.
And here he was, offering to give up his own existence in order for her to continue her own? Truly, Maki had severely misunderstood the boy.
"Shounen... to do this is to gamble your own life away. It-- it's like a game of Old Maid with no possible way to win! So... why? Why would you even think of helping me fix my life when all I've ever done was ruin yours?!"
Yuuto hesitated for a moment, inspecting the device in his hands meticulously before shrugging and holding it out again.
"Isn't that what friends are for?"
For a fleeting moment, Maki's eyes softened, and a tear threatened to escape the once-cold irises.
Friends? Even after all she did, Yuuto considered her a... friend...?
"You really are an idiot, reset boy."
For once, there was no malice or venom tinged in her tone, the god on the verge of tears and the human in her presence only letting out a resigned laugh. For a moment, there was a blissful, companiable silence between the two, as if they were truly the best of friends, before the yowl of a stray cat jolted them, red eyes and black fur slinking away into the shadows.
The god hesitated for a moment, looking at the offer, the literal gift of a second chance being presented to her, before she took off into the sky and vanished from Yuuto's sight. She didn't take it in the end, but he was sure Maki really wanted to.
