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It isn't about needing to, is it? After all, how many people in this city do you really think I could say "those" words to...

Few to none. Why you should only need to rely on me, not the other way around.

Don't be cruel, Ryouta. Those things we don't say to one another are true, after all...so don't try to make me do something half-hearted. Protection from caring about you isn't something I'll ever want.

[sometimes he's astounded that she's related to him.]

So what do you expect me to do?

...Rely on me like I rely on you. Granted, our strengths are different, but...

[ ... ]

...even so, isn't that the point of what we are to one another?

[Zoro frowns, picking his teeth with his tongue.

"What we are to one another." Damn. How the hell is he supposed to stand up to that?

He glances away.]

You've got enough to worry about.

I worry more when I don't know what it is you're making yourself handle on your own, you know...

Thought the "what" was pretty obvious by now.

...To a degree. Well, I won't make you rely on me ever, but...hm. You are very important to me, you know.

[What is he supposed to say to that? yeah. You are,
too. She already knows things like that, right? He sighs.]

I'm better answering questions. You're the only one good at trying to figure out what people want to know.

Hm...well, I think my question is just "what is it you're thinking about" repeated into the future...for now, it's enough to understand where we stand on that kind of thing, I think.