"No!" exclaimed Shiori forcefully before receeding sheepishly. "No... I wouldn't do that to Negi-kun. Not again, and not after what he had been through. To impersonate Hime-sama... Asuna-sama... to do that again, I would have to lose all sense. I wouldn't want to do it to him. Not again."

She bit her lip, worried that Kaya would pass judgement on her for doing such a thing. "I don't want to lose him, as much as everyone else does. I've seen what happened to him. What he tries to do, and how much agony he suffers for protecting everyone. It's..."

Her cheeks pinked and she ducked her head, her emotions clear on her face. "I don't want Negi-kun to suffer. Ever."