[Both of Hakuno's shoes hit their mark, and Robin tosses them back up a few moments later, almost like he's daring her to throw them again.]
That's a nice thing to say, but you're wrong.
[This is a knot that's too big for one person to untangle. He didn't have any friends, or anyone that he cared about. His only family died when he was young. Claiming the mantle of Robin Hood was something he did out of a sense of obligation, not out of any genuine affection for the people living in the village, and while he never expected anything in return, he never expected them to react the way they did, either.
In the end, he was an inconvenience. By trying to help them, he just focused more negative attention onto them, which gave him a lot more to retaliate against, which - well. He can't blame the villagers for siding with the people who were in a better position to provide for them, even if he doubted they'd really be provided for.
On top of that, if one were to look into the legend of Robin Hood, all they'd be able to find were tales of a completely different person. Someone who was the hero his people deserved, and someone that this incarnation had tried to emulate. There's no record of the person he was before then, of course.
He's not sure he remembers what his name was anymore, anyway.
There's no trace of anything he ever did. No lasting impact on anyone. If anyone deserves the title of Heroic Spirit the least, it's him, because despite all his efforts, nothing changed. Even after being summoned, all he could do was flail uselessly for two weeks.
So when he disagrees with her, he says it with more conviction than anything else he's said. No matter how many times Hakuno insists to the contrary, he's not in a state to accept any other viewpoint. He might not ever be.]
My life wasn't worth a damn thing. It still isn't.
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That's a nice thing to say, but you're wrong.
[This is a knot that's too big for one person to untangle. He didn't have any friends, or anyone that he cared about. His only family died when he was young. Claiming the mantle of Robin Hood was something he did out of a sense of obligation, not out of any genuine affection for the people living in the village, and while he never expected anything in return, he never expected them to react the way they did, either.
In the end, he was an inconvenience. By trying to help them, he just focused more negative attention onto them, which gave him a lot more to retaliate against, which - well. He can't blame the villagers for siding with the people who were in a better position to provide for them, even if he doubted they'd really be provided for.
On top of that, if one were to look into the legend of Robin Hood, all they'd be able to find were tales of a completely different person. Someone who was the hero his people deserved, and someone that this incarnation had tried to emulate. There's no record of the person he was before then, of course.
He's not sure he remembers what his name was anymore, anyway.
There's no trace of anything he ever did. No lasting impact on anyone. If anyone deserves the title of Heroic Spirit the least, it's him, because despite all his efforts, nothing changed. Even after being summoned, all he could do was flail uselessly for two weeks.
So when he disagrees with her, he says it with more conviction than anything else he's said. No matter how many times Hakuno insists to the contrary, he's not in a state to accept any other viewpoint. He might not ever be.]
My life wasn't worth a damn thing. It still isn't.