[ The Earl of the Millenium. It sounds like a gaudy hero name, not that he thinks of him as a hero. Allen's answer is proof of that. He knows the story of Mana and Allen. The Akuma he became. The curse he marked him with. He has questions. Many of them, but Shouto doesn't pry into it. Not when Allen looks away from him towards the city. He can read between the lines, a rarity for him, though not so much considering his background. Family tragedies are something he understands.
As for the rest, it has him wrinkling his brow and tilting his head slightly, not entirely understanding his answer with what he's witnessed. ]
Isn't that what you do when you perform? Give people joy?
[ He doesn't understand, tries to, but the complexity of human emotions are far beyond him. He's never been able to read people, not like Allen. Yet, he's not hesitant with his words, maybe because he's not afraid of being wrong. Of having his assumptions corrected. He rather know even if he'll only end up understanding a sliver of it. ]
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As for the rest, it has him wrinkling his brow and tilting his head slightly, not entirely understanding his answer with what he's witnessed. ]
Isn't that what you do when you perform? Give people joy?
[ He doesn't understand, tries to, but the complexity of human emotions are far beyond him. He's never been able to read people, not like Allen. Yet, he's not hesitant with his words, maybe because he's not afraid of being wrong. Of having his assumptions corrected. He rather know even if he'll only end up understanding a sliver of it. ]
Isn't that why Mana told you to smile?