I really don't know. I can't exactly picture going off and marrying Kojirou or anything super-serious, and I still plan to date around and get to know other people. I'm... what's the phrase? 'Keeping my options open'?
Harem? Doesn't that imply that they'd all be devoted to me, only? ...I don't think I have it in me to demand something like that, without full reciprocation. If I'm not limited, I wouldn't want to limit anyone else. And if I'm committed, I'd want a partner with the same feelings.
...? I never said anything about you, did I? What I might want doesn't have to line up with what you want. I don't know enough to really comment, but it should be okay as long as you and everybody you, uh... consort with, is happy. I'm sure you and Vietnam make it work just fine.
I don't want to be alone. But is it wrong, to want to be the person most precious to somebody? To have a reciprocated love? I might not have anybody I want to be exclusive with right now, but if I commit to somebody...
[She blows out a sigh.]
Commitment won't mean I'm not attracted to other people. Just that at the end of the day, I'll still want that partner more, and respect them enough not to stray, if that's our agreement. I think I'd want something that lasts over a moment of passion that might hurt somebody I care about.
[Well, that's fair. And he can't rightly argue against holding someone precious in your heart, either. Suddenly he's regretting he didn't bring some wine into the tub to sip on; it made for a convenient distraction from things he didn't especially care to answer.]
It is not wrong. But if that day should come, that precious person may also be the one to hurt you the most.
Maybe so. But, that's always the risk with letting people into your heart, no matter how much. I want to believe when that day comes, they might be worth the risk of being hurt, whoever they are.
It wasn't very fair back then, either. I mean, it wasn't my fault that basically every person with a hint of interest towards me was a crazy, destructive woman.
That sort of narrative does sound suspect... now it seems as though you've found yourself in a "reverse" harem situation instead.
[Why, yes. He's also unfairly genre savvy. Comes with the territory of knowing everything about everything.]
That is fine. The outcome has already been determined, so you may meander however you please to the finish line. I shall enjoy watching you all the while.
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[Gilgamesh, that's super unfair on like fifty different levels.]
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[He's joking, right? Gotta be.]
—ahahahaha! I-If I ever start talking like that, d-definitely check me for some s-sort of spell!
[Give her a moment to compose herself, you big old joker, you.]
...where did that come from?
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I was assessing if you were prepared to lead the life of a true polygamist. Or, as modern terms go, a "player".
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Cute.
[Why are you all the way over there, Hakuno, let him love you up close. Maybe if he reaches with his arms, hopefully...!]
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[She puffs her suddenly red cheeks out at him. She was being sincere...!]
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[Which... you know... isn't an entirely false estimation.]
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[POUTS!!]
What's so wrong with settling for a one-to-one relationship, if everybody's happy?
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[Actually, he could. And there's a reason why that person was his best and only friend.]
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[Gilgamesh leans back with what might be a familiarly smug expression.]
Would you not prefer your horizons to be open and broad, rather than restricted to what's right in front of your eyes?
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[She blows out a sigh.]
Commitment won't mean I'm not attracted to other people. Just that at the end of the day, I'll still want that partner more, and respect them enough not to stray, if that's our agreement. I think I'd want something that lasts over a moment of passion that might hurt somebody I care about.
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[Well, that's fair. And he can't rightly argue against holding someone precious in your heart, either. Suddenly he's regretting he didn't bring some wine into the tub to sip on; it made for a convenient distraction from things he didn't especially care to answer.]
It is not wrong. But if that day should come, that precious person may also be the one to hurt you the most.
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[Even I might not be able to catch you.]
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[#good guy gil]
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[Hakuno Kishinami, your judgment is shit outside life or death stakes and beating up people's hearts.]
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[He's onto you, Hakuno. Your Servant just knows these things.]
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[Why, yes. He's also unfairly genre savvy. Comes with the territory of knowing everything about everything.]
That is fine. The outcome has already been determined, so you may meander however you please to the finish line. I shall enjoy watching you all the while.
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...? I have... no idea what any of that is supposed to mean, but don't write me off straight out of the gate.
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[...win what...]
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