But if you say she can protect herself on her own, then you do not need to stop doing manzai. As a dear friend to you, I do not think she would want you to abandon your dream of becoming the best at it anyway, and she can certainly see that is important to you. [Seeing as Missy was also close to him and Pearl, after all, and at least Ai would want to make something like that clear in her position. Especially in a place like Luceti where continuing to do one's hobbies was another way to cope with the situation of being imprisoned, and one that would most certainly work well for most people.]

Yes, that is a better way to look at it, Diamond-san. [Ai liked to be optimistic about things herself, determined, and seeing her manage to better Diamond's mood made her smile. She then tilted her head a bit curiously.] Do you mean one of those paper maze puzzles, or something else?