[So it's a lot more complicated. Or so Ikki wants to believe.]
But that's the thing, Marco. I told Seiya we were brothers, who our father was but... I don't know if he told the others and... It's Seiya. I'm not even sure he would remember that after everything. Or care about it. He had his older sister to search for and then the wars and battles...
Thatch and Namur were your brothers, they knew so and loved you. So of course they will accept it and adjust no matter how much you change and evolve. But we didn't have that relationship. I'm sure if I was Shiryu or Hyoga or Shun then it wouldn't matter, they had a strong friendship and love for each other, brotherly or not. But I wasn't part of it because I never wanted to be part of it, I didn't deserve it, not when I failed them all as the oldest brother.
[He sighs but nods anyway.]
I won't stay away from him, it's not in my nature to not be aware of how he is doing and what he is doing. Even back then. But... I will just be a comrade at most.
[And he looks at Marco.]
And that goes for you as well, don't go insisting him about he and me being brothers. If you want to adopt him as a brother that's fine but not through me, the last thing Seiya needs is to be confused or to have to deal with complicated things. He may remind you of Ace but he's far more of an idiot and simpler, try to explain him about other worlds or phoenixes and I'm sure his head will explode.
Besides, as far as I'm aware he doesn't even know that I resurrect after being killed, literally. The most he probably thinks is that I get heavily wounded and just heal very well.
[Is Ikki underestimating Seiya's awareness of things and knowledge and love by a lot? Hell, yes he is. But it's mostly because he can't wrap his head around the idea of Seiya and the others loving him and caring for him despite how he insisted to put distance, or that they may have respected the distance because they loved him and didn't want to press him, hoping that he would come around on his own. Not at all, that can't be it. To them Ikki's at most a comrade and that's all. And he doesn't deserve their love or friendship.
Did Marco forget how much Ikki loves to beat himself and think he doesn't deserve anything but shit and pain?]
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But that's the thing, Marco. I told Seiya we were brothers, who our father was but... I don't know if he told the others and... It's Seiya. I'm not even sure he would remember that after everything. Or care about it. He had his older sister to search for and then the wars and battles...
Thatch and Namur were your brothers, they knew so and loved you. So of course they will accept it and adjust no matter how much you change and evolve. But we didn't have that relationship. I'm sure if I was Shiryu or Hyoga or Shun then it wouldn't matter, they had a strong friendship and love for each other, brotherly or not. But I wasn't part of it because I never wanted to be part of it, I didn't deserve it, not when I failed them all as the oldest brother.
[He sighs but nods anyway.]
I won't stay away from him, it's not in my nature to not be aware of how he is doing and what he is doing. Even back then. But... I will just be a comrade at most.
[And he looks at Marco.]
And that goes for you as well, don't go insisting him about he and me being brothers. If you want to adopt him as a brother that's fine but not through me, the last thing Seiya needs is to be confused or to have to deal with complicated things. He may remind you of Ace but he's far more of an idiot and simpler, try to explain him about other worlds or phoenixes and I'm sure his head will explode.
Besides, as far as I'm aware he doesn't even know that I resurrect after being killed, literally. The most he probably thinks is that I get heavily wounded and just heal very well.
[Is Ikki underestimating Seiya's awareness of things and knowledge and love by a lot? Hell, yes he is. But it's mostly because he can't wrap his head around the idea of Seiya and the others loving him and caring for him despite how he insisted to put distance, or that they may have respected the distance because they loved him and didn't want to press him, hoping that he would come around on his own. Not at all, that can't be it. To them Ikki's at most a comrade and that's all. And he doesn't deserve their love or friendship.
Did Marco forget how much Ikki loves to beat himself and think he doesn't deserve anything but shit and pain?]