[...

Veronica looked tired before, but it just seems... worse. It takes her a moment to speak, but when she does, she shakes her head.]

There's no point anymore. I... I spoke to one of our Viziers. The villains have eight objectives now. We don't need to match the numbers with the heroes or civilians, but—

[This is where she falters. It looks like she's about to start crying again, but she pushes through.]

... The number of survivors wasn't a suggestion. It has to be exactly three, Souji.