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[ Have more hugging, Cyborg Prince. Actually, with how much physical contact there's been in the last five minutes, he might start feeling like some kind of calm is being slowly poured into him. Squalo's special treat, which he's still not aware of, though it's still possible to shake off. ]

It's not stupid. I know what it means to care about someone -- I think I do. Even if -- even if you feel different now, you had no way of knowing back then, right? It's not your fault.