After shaking off the guards, you tell Liino what you've noticed about her.

And that's why you came to me?

Is it because of my status?

I've been looking forward to it from the very start.

Andre?

You have the right to decide your own future.

Hope you nail your performance.

You were never their puppet.

...And?

...You really are something, Endmin. This is the first time I've ever felt like I just can't keep something hidden.

That's right. I've never been some puppet the higher-ups could control.

Yeah. You're the Endministrator. A hero admired by many, and the exact kind of person those higher-ups are wary of.

With your help, even if it's just in name alone, standing by my side ... their dirty tricks will have a much harder time succeeding, right?

But ... you're not quite the Endmin I imagined.

From the very first time we met... Even though the stories made you out to be so extraordinary, being around you feels much more like being with an ordinary person.

Even after losing your memory and seeing I wasn't honest, and after all my attempts to get help, you still stand by me... You really are a strange one!

Perhaps ... it's because you're such a strange one, that I just can't seem to open up.

Otherwise, how could someone as perfect and adorable as Liino get read so easily?

But ... still, you're pretty terrible too! As an apology...

I promise you won't be disappointed! After all...

Huh...?

I just hate how they use my concerts to promote the company... Just so they can poach talent from the UWST. It's happened so many times before. They expect me to play along every single time...

But I never wanted any part of those scams!

Endmin... Would you think Liino was being a little too much?

Truthfully, I've wanted to teach those higher-ups a lesson for a long time now. I was just waiting for the right opportunity...

Heh, with that done, I can wrap up the last few preparations, and the grand Liino concert will be ready to go!

Um? Endmin, why do you have that look on your face...

That's why I dug into every bit of information about you I could find, even had a friend of Seš'qa help investigate... I learned so much about you.

All so that if the chance ever came to meet you, no matter what it took, I could get your attention and help...

You step in to help when you see someone in trouble, and you listen when people talk...

Anyway, I just want to use this chance to turn the tables on them once, host the solo concert I've always wanted, be the most successful, and make it easier to go independent later.

Besides, I was really just curious to see what you were planning to do...

Hmph... You were definitely mocking me behind my back...

Seeing how you truly cared about people you'd never even met — whether it was Grace, Isaac, or those UWST workers thinking about leaving...

That's why I decided to keep helping you.

But about all the shady things the company's done... That wasn't a lie, was it?

When you're admired and looked up to like that ... you can't help but want to live up to it, to do something for them... I understand that feeling all too well.

Plus, you're just helping everyone in your own way.

Of course, if anyone wanted to work in the cities where I perform because they were genuinely inspired by me... I'd welcome that wholeheartedly!

You absolutely have to pay full attention to Liino's performance!