[When Cube's gaze turned back to her, there was a small smile.]

Oneechan was protecting Jiro-san because Saburo-san has to kill him. Oneechan knew the whole time...

[The smile faded very quickly. He spoke but more so to his cup then to Alpha]

Still... I wish there was a way he could fulfill it without hurting Jiro-san. If Saburo-san could do it, Jiro-san could come back and Saburo-san could find a new purpose...

But I guess things just couldn't be that simple, could they?