[Akane might not know too much just yet about what they can expect to see. The things one keeps repressed because they're too painful to bear... That's what the Sage mentioned. This is her first time seeing it, though. What she does know is that Ira accepted her when she felt completely wretched. He hadn't even hesitated. So if she can help him, she will.]

[...And he just punched his own Shadow. That wasn't something she could have predicted! Is it wrong to be a little impressed?]

Want me to hold his arms? Then you can punch his face all you want!

[She's kidding. ...Probably.]

[In truth, she's trying not to let him get too sucked into what his Shadow is saying, since he seems to be getting provoked and worked up into anger. So if she says something dumb, well...maybe it'll help shake him out of it, she hopes.]

But...even if you beat it to a pulp...that won't really count as accepting it, right? So hang in there! No matter what it says about you, I'm still happy we met!