[ The girl really is upset, isn't she? And ... yes, confused. Elda exhales ever so softly, and then her arm shoots out to grip the girl's shoulder. It's firm, and she squeezes. ]

I very much doubt either of those men died for our memories. Though in the end, the result's the same - we killed them for that reason. To me, while some of Mikoto's actions are baffling, the pure results... perhaps I'm simple-minded, but I don't see what's so confusing about our memories.