[ "Optimistic" isn't exactly the word he'd use. It's why there's a frown on Minato's face now as he considers Ange's question. Eventually, he shakes his head. ]
No, I don't... think it's optimism. It's just -- everyone is different. I learn something new from each person I meet.
[ It's realism in a way, isn't it? Perhaps it's a touch naive of him. But it's something he truly believes. Even if the relationship with the person is painful or ends in heartbreak, it will spur evolution for him. And what is life, if not to pursue change? ]
...even if the end result is sad, it's hard to regret the time I spent with someone.
[ It took time to get there. But thanks to that year he'd spent with SEES, he'd learned how to open himself to others. ]
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No, I don't... think it's optimism. It's just -- everyone is different. I learn something new from each person I meet.
[ It's realism in a way, isn't it? Perhaps it's a touch naive of him. But it's something he truly believes. Even if the relationship with the person is painful or ends in heartbreak, it will spur evolution for him. And what is life, if not to pursue change? ]
...even if the end result is sad, it's hard to regret the time I spent with someone.
[ It took time to get there. But thanks to that year he'd spent with SEES, he'd learned how to open himself to others. ]