[Hey! Ow! That's not fair, you're the only one who can really harm him apart from Minako...]
I'm not! It's amazing how despite it all, you were able to defy so many people's emotional want to become one with her. Despite how... difficult emotions can be.
[Don’t be such a baby, he didn’t hit that hard.]
You know as well as I do that it wasn’t that simple. But once I had my Answer, it didn’t matter what humanity wanted. I wasn’t going to let it happen.
[He pulled back from the hug, looking up at Ryoji.]
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Don't joke about that.
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I'm not! It's amazing how despite it all, you were able to defy so many people's emotional want to become one with her. Despite how... difficult emotions can be.
[Do you see what he means now?]
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You know as well as I do that it wasn’t that simple. But once I had my Answer, it didn’t matter what humanity wanted. I wasn’t going to let it happen.
[He pulled back from the hug, looking up at Ryoji.]
I’d do it again, too.
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I know. [His smile is sad.] But understanding it a little more makes me appreciate so much more what you did.
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[It's a tease, complete with Minato reaching up to pull Ryoji's cheeks.]