"Yeah, but I could for later scenes. And if we change this story too much, will that affect me or my Essence? Maybe it's silly to think about, but... with the other stories, none of us were from them. So I don't know what's going to happen with this one."

It's something that plagues his mind, even though he perks up when Kotori mentions the alternate version of the Little Mermaid.

"Dojima said something similar. I want to be able to give the Little Mermaid a happy ending, but..."

But a part of him is still worried.