[Souji falls quiet for quite a while, raptly watching Kashuu's face, and no protests appear to be forthcoming. It's true, isn't it. From the day he'd sat there and listened as they gently told him there was no way he'd pass the psych evaluation, and he'd felt as if a hole had opened up in his world... well, that's exactly what he'd done. He'd found something else he was good at, and more importantly, he'd found out that even if he was good at nothing at all, he's still be loved.

Who is he to tell Kashuu that it's the same for him? What does he know?]

I'm sorry. I spoke without understanding. [He sighs, absently rubbing his hair a bit dryer.] I'm really very sorry, if that's how things are.

['It's different', Kashuu had said. He talks about being thrown away, about having only one function, and he refers to someone as his "owner"... And here's the point where Souji makes a mental leap that you probably have to be a bit insane to make - and perhaps having a best friend who talks to spirits helps too.]

You're... not human, are you? That's what you meant when you said it's different, right?