[ at that, for the first time here tonight, Mizuki manages a smile, albeit a bitter one. ]

I never said it was an easy choice, Ishi-san. The fact that you're having so much trouble with it just shows that you're a good person.

[ the fact that they're so willing says the opposite about them, perhaps, but they're fine with being the bad guy if it helps people. That's what they decided. ]

I'm impressed, you know. As old as you are, and a soldier, too - a weapon, even - and the weight of a life is still so heavy on your shoulders. If more people here were like you, I'm sure we wouldn't be in this position right now.