[He listens to the whole story the whole way through, quiet, drinking water. By the end he's done with the bottle and his eyes are closed.]
But you you know... I've known you were a liar since we were little kids in Saitama. Ah, remember when we were hunting rhinoceros beetles that one summer? You told me you wanted to sell them but... I never told you I found out the real reason. You just wanted to give them away to some kids so they could beat those bullies. You really did it in a flashy, round about way you know? Even lying to make yourself look like you weren't that cool...
[God that was so long ago.]
It was dumb but that kind of chivalry stood out to me.
I think if you've lost sight of who you are, it's because you're actually buying into your own lies. That you aren't that good a person, that there isn't something worthwhile in you... That you're a failure. All those things I can't really believe. You might fail and you might do things that harm your sense of chivalry but you're still someone who loves good over evil and heroes and knights. You're someone who tried hard to be that. Even if you messed up with other things, even if you were faking it, you were pretty successful.
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[He listens to the whole story the whole way through, quiet, drinking water. By the end he's done with the bottle and his eyes are closed.]
But you you know... I've known you were a liar since we were little kids in Saitama. Ah, remember when we were hunting rhinoceros beetles that one summer? You told me you wanted to sell them but... I never told you I found out the real reason. You just wanted to give them away to some kids so they could beat those bullies. You really did it in a flashy, round about way you know? Even lying to make yourself look like you weren't that cool...
[God that was so long ago.]
It was dumb but that kind of chivalry stood out to me.
I think if you've lost sight of who you are, it's because you're actually buying into your own lies. That you aren't that good a person, that there isn't something worthwhile in you... That you're a failure. All those things I can't really believe. You might fail and you might do things that harm your sense of chivalry but you're still someone who loves good over evil and heroes and knights. You're someone who tried hard to be that. Even if you messed up with other things, even if you were faking it, you were pretty successful.
That you're a liar is true though.