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"Yeah, it has been so long, hasn't it? I'm happy they hurt less..." The thought of him always feeling that same intensity of pain as the first time he got them: she didn't want to imagine it.
"Right! I don't think just anyone could survive that, right? Maybe Lucifer made it so that you were guaranteed to survive...?" Or even as a human, Naoki was that strong enough to endure the transformation? Either way, she's happy it didn't kill him... "Maybe the fact you survived having Marogareh in you already impressed Lucifer..." In that sense, she could see why he chose the demi-fiend as his successor. Each day, he was proving that his choice was right, after all.
"Aww, Naoki~!" Her smile brightens as that, now pulling him into a tight hug. "I'm so happy I could meet you, too! You and Chihiro! Even if you're the Demi-fiend, King of Chaos; deep down, you're still Naoki Kashima: one of the coolest and most awesome guys I know! Day after day, I've seen you slowly regain your humanity back and I couldn't be prouder of you." Something she thinks that also took his own effort as well to make possible.
Now cupping one of his cheeks with her hand, she strokes it softly with her thumb. "And as you keep growing, you'll always have us right here, by your side!"
