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[ . . . . Tenka's brows knit together at that. It's familiar. Last time he did research like this with someone to assist him was when Shirasu was helping him find a way to separate the Orochi from its vessel. When Tenka was unsure about something, Shirasu would speak just as firmly with his assistance - making Tenka take it whether he wanted it or not.

It's been a while since he thought Sousei and Shirasu were the same.

He shakes his head faintly, admitting:]

You shouldn't have to.

[It's not an outright 'No, don't do it' or 'you don't have to'. But Sousei shouldn't be burdened with Tenka's problems - but Tenka knows at least part of that is what it means to be partners.

... It doesn't mean he likes it though.

It doesn't mean he doesn't feel like there's more that he could personally be doing, like getting over his bias against doctors, despite what they've done to him.]

It is not a matter of "should" or "shouldn't".

[Sousei just lifts his gaze, steady and calm, and meets Tenka's eyes. He's oblivious to his thoughts, and probably for the better, but what Sousei knows for certain is that it doesn't matter if it's something he shouldn't have to do. He doesn't know if it is or isn't.

It is simply something that he has to do.

That's easy. There's no need to complicate it.]

I will take this on.

[The burden, if he wants to look at it that way. Sousei doesn't. He sees it as a lead, a hope, and he'll take on whatever challenges stand in the way of discovering the truth of the matter.]

[ . . . . . Tenka pauses at that, even as he meets Sousei's eyes evenly. Sousei's always been the calm one between the two of them - up until Tenka does something ridiculous to get him all riled up too.

But this is different. Sousei is consistent and steady even when Tenka finds himself feeling unsure, wondering if there's more that he can personally do to help the situation. Yet Sousei doesn't seem to have any interest in Tenka having to change or be better than he is.

So he smiles softly even as he shuts his eyes and shakes his head.]

Way to just brush aside my opinion, Sousei-kun....

[Except the same nonchalance is what's letting Tenka leave this part in Sousei's hands.

So it's hard to say that he minds.]

[Did he do that...? Maybe a little, Sousei can acknowledge that. But he simply tilts his head slightly, and offers--]

You were focusing on the wrong things.

[He doesn't care if it increases his own burdens or more on his shoulders. He's always been willing to do that.

He just wants to find a solution. Veracity is the law of the Yamainu, he told Tenka once, but also--]

So long as there is a hope, no matter how slim, we will pursue it, until we have successfully found a solution.

[But also, holding onto hope even when there doesn't seem to be much. That's...also a law of the Yamainu.]

[He snorts softly and quickly comments:]

You've changed.

[He's said that a lot.

But he's not displeased by it in the slightest. Tenka's always been the type to cling onto any last piece of happiness and idealism that he could - it's why he tried to pursue this in the first place. Maybe the future could solve the things that his past could not mend. Yet every time he's reminded that Sousei has taken on his own approach, a bit more sensible than Tenka's own, but they're still heading toward the same conclusion-

He nods.]

You don't need to tell me that. Seriously, who do you think you're talking to?

[There will be a happy ending to this. Even if Tenka can't walk or they can't find a way to restore his mobility, that's fine. He is prepared for anything as long as he can still live alongside his brothers and Sousei and the rest of their family.]

[He's changed...? He supposes he has. He wonders, even now, if Tenka realizes the part he played in that change, or if he thinks that it just happened.

Sousei has always been beyond stable.

But Tenka has always shaken his entire world and beliefs, time after time after time. The least he can do now is embrace the person he has become now and do his best. He...has hope, so much hope, and he won't let it go.]

I am talking to the most irritating crab-headed person I have ever met. The person who believes going through extra pain would ever be an acceptable solution.

[Stupid. He's so fond.]

I am talking to my partner.

[Obviously.]

[ . . . . ]

Ah, I see.

[You're such an asshole.]

Sousei-kun is still as foul-mouthed and rude as ever though. Never grew out of it. What a shame.

[ . . . .

But the fondness doesn't escape his notice. So he snorts softly a moment later regardless, amused despite himself. Admittedly, it's true. A bit more pain would be the least that he could suffer if it meant that he would be able to walk again without having to take medicine every morning. That's something that Tenka's prepared to undertake.

Apparently Sousei isn't though.

His stupidly protective partner.]

Hey, if we're all done here, let's get dinner. I'm hungry. You're paying.

[They have the same savings?????]

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[He scoffs at that, expression purely exasperated, and then he moves to stand, neatly stacking the books.]

Put away your mess first.

[They have the same savings, moron.]

I am choosing the place, then. [since he's "paying"]

As long as there's meat.

[Tenka's pretty obviously unconcerned about his diet here in Cerealia... But he'll get up and move to put the books over in the cart the librarian told him to. He grabbed so many he probably couldn't put them back in their proper spots anyway.]

You have to try something new wherever we go too so you don't get too boring.

[A huff, immediate.]

I am not boring.

[DUH....

But when those are away, he just starts striding towards the exit, rolling his eyes at Tenka.

This...is fine too. They have a lead. It's something worthwhile, and they're working on it together. There will be no more surprises, no more deaths, no more losses.

It's fine.]

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