1. The first pancake was soft, the maple syrup sweet— at that moment, it felt like the most delicious thing you had ever tasted. That flavor etched itself into your memory, leaving you deeply moved.
2. But by the second, third, and fourth pancake, each felt gradually less delicious to you.
3. And by the fifth, sixth, and seventh, they became hard to swallow, so much so that you never wanted to eat them ever again.
4. "Time reversals are like that, too."
5. "Emotions you've experienced, like joy and sorrow, will gradually numb as the never-ending cycles continue."
6. "You want to try to save someone, yet fate toys with you mercilessly. In the end, you obtain an even worse ending."
7. "What hurt me the most is the growing distance between us, as fear, doubt, and mistrust gradually intensified... That was far more unbearable than any physical pain could ever be."
