[In contrast, it takes a minute or two for Kotori to respond, her words VERY slow and deliberate.]
I know you're just trying to protect me, Kazuma-san, and I really do appreciate that... And it's true that I don't understand why he saved me, and that I don't owe him my gratitude. But with how badly he's hurt my friends or me in the past? Hasty is the last thing I feel, acknowledging that someone like that actually did something to save me, when he didn't have to at all. Even if it the reasons were bad and confusing.
[Because yeah, it ISN'T easy for her to admit this. But it's the truth, and Kazuma deserves to know it too.]
I'm definitely not going to let him lord it over me... but I can't just brush it aside hastily either, if that makes sense...
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I know you're just trying to protect me, Kazuma-san, and I really do appreciate that... And it's true that I don't understand why he saved me, and that I don't owe him my gratitude. But with how badly he's hurt my friends or me in the past? Hasty is the last thing I feel, acknowledging that someone like that actually did something to save me, when he didn't have to at all. Even if it the reasons were bad and confusing.
[Because yeah, it ISN'T easy for her to admit this. But it's the truth, and Kazuma deserves to know it too.]
I'm definitely not going to let him lord it over me... but I can't just brush it aside hastily either, if that makes sense...