[Ogata frowns minutely at that. He understands the concern. People don't do something unless they gain something from it. It's important to have some sort of utility, otherwise, no one's going to give you the time of day. But... that's not quite right, is it? So he's been told anyway. Sometimes people do things they don't gain anything from if they're... kind? He supposes.
Still, he's not one to lie or gloss over things. So he's blunt.]
Mm. I taught you because it seemed like the quickest way to get you to leave me alone. You were very insistent. [Honestly. He half wonders if even back then she'd sense something about him that made her want to not leave him alone. Maybe she was just stubborn. It's hard to say. In any case;]
I don't see how anyone could call someone like you useless, though. [He could just say "you're not useless" but that's far too direct a nice thing to say.]
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Still, he's not one to lie or gloss over things. So he's blunt.]
Mm. I taught you because it seemed like the quickest way to get you to leave me alone. You were very insistent.
[Honestly. He half wonders if even back then she'd sense something about him that made her want to not leave him alone. Maybe she was just stubborn. It's hard to say. In any case;]
I don't see how anyone could call someone like you useless, though.
[He could just say "you're not useless" but that's far too direct a nice thing to say.]