13. Auto Memoir Doll and "I Love You"

Violet continues to protect Dietfried, losing one of her arms in the process. However, the train approaches a bridge, and General Merkulov reveals that the bridge has been rigged to explode as a backup plan before leaping off the train. Violet and Benedict go to remove the bombs, and Violet sacrifices her other arm in the process. With the envoy safe, the party continues on to the peace talks, where Leidenschaftlich and Gadariki officially sign a peace treaty to end the war. Upon returning to Leiden, a popular event called the Air Show, where planes are loaded with letters that are released in the sky to rain down all over the country, is being revived due to the peace.

While Violet's coworkers are writing letters to submit, Cattleya suggests she write a letter to Gilbert. However, Violet cannot find the words to say. She is then invited by Dietfried to visit his and Gilbert's mother. She assures Violet that she does not blame her for her youngest son's death, and that he lives on inside her heart, even if the memories are painful to recall. As Violet leaves, Dietfried notes that she has become fully independent thanks to Gilbert's kind and selfless dedications and teachings. Now inspired, Violet writes a letter to Gilbert for the Air Show.

In it, she tells Gilbert how she has learned so much as an Auto Memory Doll, and that she plans to keep on living in the hopes that she will meet him again so she can tell him that she now understands the words "I love you". a little more. Through this, she finally comes to terms with Gilbert's loss, though choosing to believe he is still alive. The next day, Violet receives a new ghostwriting request and returns to work, introducing herself to her new client.