"...I wish she hadn't been sucked into it, but with me gone. And Akemi-san was capable and strong, but Kyubey would need a new partner."

Mami still feels a twinge of guilt about that.

"I'm so sorry. I always wanted to reach her again...I miss her so much. And I wish I could've been there to guide Miki-san too. I was never the girl I could've been."

But she forces herself to swallow the tears. "Thank you for telling me all this. It's...better that I know I need to guard the gem with my life."