[Komaeda has to stop himself with arguing with Nanami—that some child-god with an inflated ego isn't comparable to the average person, that there can be stipulations to his statement but... He manages, just barely, to restrain himself from doing so.
If she's mentioning it, that means it matters to her, right? He's had to learn to look a little closer at the feelings people share with him, that it isn't always just the surface that holds meaning. Is Nanami upset with herself, for not being able to see a shred of good in Elias? Or is she upset because she did see good in his cause, and that led to sitting idle to her friends being hurt?
She might feel that in his quiet pause, there's genuine concern. There's thought and worry, and the inherent, wordless process of: think, what would Nanami say, at a time like this? As if he were trying to emulate the very person he was seeking to comfort.]
You can feel both, I think... [Is what he lands on, after a moment. He isn't sure how much he believes the words himself, but...] When Junko Enoshima did what she did... I was both angry with her, and I wanted to understand her.
There's a difference between forgiveness and understanding, I think. You don't have to forgive Elias for what's he done, even if you want to know why he's doing it. He isn't entitled to your kindness, either...
[The boxes that symbolized Hope's Peak are crumpled, just as Junko had left it. Just as they leave it, now, as a symbol of their past. What matters now is their future, and what they make of it—and Komaeda needs Nanami to know that he supports her, no matter what.]
I... hate Elias, too.
Even if he has his reasons for doing what he's doing, even if his followers only follow him because they want to go home... I can't forgive anyone who would hurt my precious friends for their own selfish hope. I think... you're right to be angry, Nanami-san. After everything you've experienced, you know more than anyone... That sort of pain.
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If she's mentioning it, that means it matters to her, right? He's had to learn to look a little closer at the feelings people share with him, that it isn't always just the surface that holds meaning. Is Nanami upset with herself, for not being able to see a shred of good in Elias? Or is she upset because she did see good in his cause, and that led to sitting idle to her friends being hurt?
She might feel that in his quiet pause, there's genuine concern. There's thought and worry, and the inherent, wordless process of: think, what would Nanami say, at a time like this? As if he were trying to emulate the very person he was seeking to comfort.]
You can feel both, I think... [Is what he lands on, after a moment. He isn't sure how much he believes the words himself, but...] When Junko Enoshima did what she did... I was both angry with her, and I wanted to understand her.
There's a difference between forgiveness and understanding, I think. You don't have to forgive Elias for what's he done, even if you want to know why he's doing it. He isn't entitled to your kindness, either...
[The boxes that symbolized Hope's Peak are crumpled, just as Junko had left it. Just as they leave it, now, as a symbol of their past. What matters now is their future, and what they make of it—and Komaeda needs Nanami to know that he supports her, no matter what.]
I... hate Elias, too.
Even if he has his reasons for doing what he's doing, even if his followers only follow him because they want to go home... I can't forgive anyone who would hurt my precious friends for their own selfish hope. I think... you're right to be angry, Nanami-san. After everything you've experienced, you know more than anyone... That sort of pain.