[The rose is pulled out, and Eichi looks genuinely amazed. Eyes a little wide, pulling back to clap his hands like an excited schoolgirl before he accepts the rose, laughing softly.]

Wah, that's incredible... How did you get a rose, even in a place like this?

[The meaning behind this, too... He can't deny that his heart is beating fast. He's excited about putting this challenge out there. He wants to run at each other full force and feel what love really is.]

As part of my promise to you, I'll open my mind completely to it. Through this, I believe we'll also find the ultimate balance in our unit. [He brings the flower closer to his face, smelling it, smiling down at it.]

Say, Wataru... Since this meeting of ours began, I can't help but wonder if this might be some sort of elaborate dream. That I might be in a coma, all alone in my hospital room, and my mind is making this up as I drift towards an early death. It's a fear of mine, you know.

Tell me... this is reality, isn't it?