[Richard knows the truth even before Soujuurou says it out loud. He's seen it up close before, knows the signs.
But this... this is different. This man he'd never even spoken to before had smiled at him as if trying to tell him that it was all right even as he himself lay dying. Why? Why would he care about someone he didn't know in his last moments?
That's not... what people are like... right...? They're all ultimately the same underneath - selfish and self-centered, only out for themselves - so why...]
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But this... this is different. This man he'd never even spoken to before had smiled at him as if trying to tell him that it was all right even as he himself lay dying. Why? Why would he care about someone he didn't know in his last moments?
That's not... what people are like... right...? They're all ultimately the same underneath - selfish and self-centered, only out for themselves - so why...]