Chapter 13
Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological state in which a hostage develops a psychological bond with their captor and harbors favorable feelings towards them. This begins when the hostage, in hopes of surviving, tries to appear appealing to the perpetrator—who holds them captive, and develops a favorable impression of the actions by the captor, such as providing food. From there, the hostage comes to feel affection, empathy, and even trust and a sense of solidarity.
But……
If you ask me if I feel that way about him right now, I’m not really sure. At first, we were certainly together because I was a hostage. But now… In a sense, Shinji and I are bound together by fate. Not just figuratively—literally.
I still haven’t found the answer. How can I break free from this loop?
But there’s one thing I do know. If Shinji dies, we’ll have to start all over again. That is the one indisputable fact. So I have to protect Shinji. And for that, mutual trust is absolutely essential.
“As I mentioned earlier, I really want to break free from this loop. To do that, I need your cooperation, Furuya-kun, and to get your cooperation, I needed enough information to earn your trust. That’s why I told you all those stories and repeated them over and over—it just made me feel like you were someone close to me, that’s all. I haven’t done anything strange, and besides, we’re strangers to begin with.”
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