[ A hesitant nod. Once again, Venti has gotten a lot better about running away from his problems. He’s even talked to Mizuki about a lot of them and made so, so much progress. But there’s still a lot more to make and he is hurting. He doesn’t need to imagine how Jinx feels. ]

I… I understand if you don’t want to see me anymore, either, ‘cause of him, but if it’s all the same to you… can we still be friends?