[That makes her frown. She knows that Ion's original had been there, but approaching him felt like it would be a betrayal to her Ion, so she had tried to avoid him.]

[Very firmly:] You're real too.

[But it's still sad. She knows that there's nothing but death waiting for Ion's original, just like there's nothing waiting for Professor Nebilim.]

I...hope he's happy, wherever he is now. It must be really lonely for him, with Arietta still here...