[Her professor's true identity is never really all that far away from Akko's mind. It's not something that someone can forget all that easily. But there is always a difference between knowing who Professor Ursula used to be and seeing Chariot emerge from her mild-tempered mentor.]
[More than that though, this time, Atsuko notices something that she remembers seeing as a little girl but not after the truth was revealed. The weight of everything had certainly lessened in Chariot's eyes after Akko forgave her, but it seemed obvious even then that Chariot wasn't ready to really come back. But now...?]
[Akko smiles wide as she suddenly throws her arms around Chariot.]
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[More than that though, this time, Atsuko notices something that she remembers seeing as a little girl but not after the truth was revealed. The weight of everything had certainly lessened in Chariot's eyes after Akko forgave her, but it seemed obvious even then that Chariot wasn't ready to really come back. But now...?]
[Akko smiles wide as she suddenly throws her arms around Chariot.]
I'll be counting on you. Be careful.
[There seems to be a little more hope of that.]