The Ultimate Assassin

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Chapter 35: The truth

Naegi and Kyoko were shocked... Jin had just told the real story... the truth about Sora and him... about everything. Naegi then looked at the floor, The silence only interrupted by the sounds of ambulances, Kyoko looked worried at Naegi, the truth hurts her yeah... but the pain he must be suffering would even bigger than hers, she couldn't see his face since his hair was covering his eyes. Out of nowhere Jin then bowed - "I'm sorry Naegi-kun... I... I been using you all this time" - he said shocking even Kyoko who couldn't keep her cool and her face was showing her true reaction - "all this time I been sending you on specific missions so you would train, get stronger... all that so you could avenge her... so you could avenge Sinon" - he said feeling guilt, He had been holding all this pain, and now he was afraid of how he would react - "Naegi, I'm sorry, I ... I just wanted to avenge her... I placed so much pressure and pain on you... I'm sorry" - Kyoko and Jin looked worried at Naegi and were surprised to see his usual gentle smile

"Jin you are apologizing to the wrong person... It may be true I have suffered a lot during my job as the Jester, both physically and mentally" - Jin winced when he heard this - "and I know there have been moments when is too cruel... days like today (remember that they were just outside of the kids cult)" - he then smiled, surprising both of them - "but not a single day I have been doubtful of my choices"- Jin's eyes went wide - "you didn't force me to be the Jester... you didn't even ask me about anything... in fact it was I that asked for your help. And even if it was to help to your vengeance you helped me become stronger and helped me handle the pain even a little... so I can't blame you for what you did" - He then looked at Kyoko who was looking at him, her face shocked of the compassion of the boy - "but that said, the one you should be apologizing is Kyoko" - he said making her eyes wide - "She is your daughter, so you should ask for her forgiveness for not being there for her" - Jin looked at Kyoko who was looking scared at him

"I'll leave you too now... I have to go check on Kotoko. Also, I have to call my parents... I have to see if they can take care of her" - he then left, leaving Kyoko and Jin alone. Jin stood up and looked at Kyoko - "Kyoko" -he tried to touch her but she pushed him away - "no don't touch me!" - she screamed surprising Jin - "I can't" - Jin was surprised, she was never a type of person who would show her feelings, yet here she was, shaking in fear - "You left... you chose to abandon me... just because Naegi told you to apologize doesn't mean you can just come and ask me" - she then turned around she didn't know why she was saying all of this... she normally would just let it go, yet seeing Naegi handle with his issues made her find that hers were bigger and more painful than she thought. her eyes then went wide. could it be that Naegi was able to bring out her true feelings? - "Kyoko...I'm sorry" - she heard Jin say behind her, bringing her back to reality

"I know I screwed up... I was supposed to be there for you, I was supposed to protect you... but I wasn't... and I can't ask for your forgiveness" - he said heartfelt - "But if you could give me another chance... I want to show you I have changed"- Kyoko could feel that his words were true... she could feel he was really feeling guilty... but she couldn't just forget it, yet she could also feel Naegi's word resonating inside of her - "ok" - she said, surprising Jin - "don't get it wrong... It's not that I'm forgiving you... just... I will give you another chance" - Jin was surprised before he smiled gently, He then noticed she was shaking from the cold. So, to her surprise, gave her his coat. She then looked at him seeing that he was smiling - "Let's go home"

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Naegi was laying on his bed. He just had a long conversation with his mom about if she could take care of Kotoko, after a lot of disagreement, thanks to Komaru they were able to convince her to adopt Kotoko... So now he was tired just laying on his bed

*knock, Knock*

Naegi heard someone knocking on his door, he stood up and walked to his door, after he opened it he was surprised to see Kyoko there... she was looking thoughtfully, she then looked at Naegi who was smiling at her - "Hi Kyoko, how are you?"- he said smiling... making her blush- "Naegi... could we talk inside?"- Naegi nodded and let her in. She walked to his bed... and for some reason, Naegi felt déjà vu, but ignored it - "Naegi... lately, I been feeling... scared" - she said surprising Naegi, while still have her emotional moments, Kyoko was never a type of girl that talked about her feelings