[Perhaps it's not so much that Ebalon misses home as he had wanted to take Mizuki back to the Order — both to keep Mizuki forever and give him everything he's ever wanted, and to complete the mission set forth by the Order. His dreams of destroying entire worlds with Mizuki in the name of Henir haven't yet ended, even if the ship is putting a major strain on it.

The idea that he's still doing what the real Ebalon intended to do is... fine. That's fine, it means everything back home is going according to plan. It means that they feasibly could escape to other realities and he'd be comfortable living out eternity somewhere else. Maybe he can make his own pocket dimension? It can't be that hard, right? Maybe that's where he should put his attention next. Make the portal bring them to another dimension. He could pry the coordinates to them from Jenny's head easily enough.

Take down the barrier around this dimension. Get out. Go somewhere with Mizuki. He could make up an entire life for them with his mind magic, artificial memories for the both of them. He could make them so, so happy.

Ebalon inclines his head toward Mizuki's hand, quickly smooching his wrist before settling back down.]

My happiness with you was always assured. You're all I've ever wanted, you know. More than going back to Elrios, even if I'm disappointed in this current reality. I was always intending to be happy only with you.

But I need you to be safe as well. That isn't guaranteed here. The portal should have worked. It should have the ability to transport a sentient being out of this dimension and into another one, where you and I can be safe forevermore. It shouldn't have failed. Yet it did.