"Needing others isn't a crime, Tsubasa," she reminded him - though Jabi knew her words would fall on deaf ears. He was set on his ways and so was she. While often preferring to work alongside those who would not slow her down, Jabi was also very willing to work alone - and most of the time she did, which was where Tsubasa's words rang the loudest. "If you and I would die tonight, I'd be lying if I say Rin would be strong enough to bear it outright. But she would. She would go on without us, because she's strong enough to do that." And that, she thought, was something he really needed to see for himself.

Perhaps her being gone from Kantai would be good for Rin, as well as her brother - just so he could witness just how strong his little sister had grown to become.