She won't turn into a tree, they found a cure anyway. And if it happens again this time I'll know how to do it better so that I don't fall into a coma and fail her.

[Don't get on his case for falling into a coma, Marco.

Ikki visibly relaxes when Marco says that Ace hasn't died again.]

I can understand that... And I trust him. I just don't trust the world around him.

[A pause.]

The Ace here, what is the last thing he remembers from your world? Is he...

[From before or from after his death? Ikki shakes his head, it doesn't really matter but...]

... I think I want to write him a letter, before meeting him, I mean.