...No. One person did, once. That was why I was trying to exchange my life in the first place — from the...loyalty? Sentiment. The...circumstances, born of that.
[He hesitates.]
I still believe I did the right thing. I can't regret the choice I made or the end I chased. But I'll admit I would've done more harm than good, if I'd succeeded in my aims by the methods I chose. I'm...glad, that I didn't.
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[He glances down at the table and sighs a little.]
I knew I liked him.
[He doesn't like the way these cycles repeat. But he likes Yusuke. He's glad that Yusuke exists, and that someone like Kurama loves him.]
I think it would have ripped his heart out if he hadn't done that. Hadn't saved you. Just based on personal experience.
No one had done anything like that for you before, I bet.
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[He hesitates.]
I still believe I did the right thing. I can't regret the choice I made or the end I chased. But I'll admit I would've done more harm than good, if I'd succeeded in my aims by the methods I chose. I'm...glad, that I didn't.
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[There's the ghost of a wry smile.]
Sounds like he's a keeper.
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[He laughs a little under his breath, almost ruefully.]
I wonder if I don't want that a little too much.