Once Gilbert was told that a friend was someone you had fun with, a best friend was someone who stood by your side through hardships. Then Gilbert says that even though he has "friends", he still doesn't have a best friend—which is WRONG. Because Chevalier is his best friend. I mean, this fucking autistic blonde man is his so-called enemy yet he still sent rose tea to Gilbert to easen his coughs, still told Gilbert to live even though Gil's death would be beneficial for him and is always the first one to notice when Gilbert is not doing well physically, even though Gilbert tries to skillfully mask it up, still keeps Gilbert's weakness a secret and never takes advantage of it even though he could win through it, still mourned how pure Gilbert was before he got exposed to corruption. When a man does all this despite the political hostility between your countries, what is he, if not a best friend?
