"What a cunning answer."
For the first time, the Memory Manager's expression emerged, with a bitter smile that seemed both apologetic and relieved.
"Setting aside whether the deep domain folks will accept it, do you think others can accept your answer?"
"Most people can't accept it."
They endured various disasters and were ultimately swept into a world-ending crisis.
Even if they're told that resentment is meaningless, and they can't face the future without moving past the past; even if they know in their hearts that punching with clenched fists full of hatred won't bring back what was lost, and nothing from the past can be changed by present actions. But no one can just abandon their emotions with nowhere to vent, and accept such 'rational choices.'
Intelligent beings cannot discard emotions; life devoid of feelings is incomplete.
So they become angry, resentful, and even exhausted by it.
