[Hibiki believes that he once told Maria that she's too kind, and now exactly the same words come to his mind. But instead of saying anything, he just smiles sheepishly.]

Well, yes...that's the whole story, basically. [Coming to a conclusion that it's not such a rare occurrence around after seeing all these board posts, Hibiki realizes that Maria probably saw them as well.] There are no other circumstances, I think. Maybe apart from one thing. Not having a master...it certainly feels weird.

[Not being useful to anyone is what bothers him the most.]