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[ Hiyori has just received a flash of divine insight known as "this is what stresses out 2/5 of Knights all the time". Tsukasa and Sena are constantly being driven to distracted irritation by this man. Naru and Ritsu tend to handle it better, but then again they're not trying to keep Leo in line usually. ]

Whoa, possessed by the ghost of Sena~! That sounds exactly like his phone lectures, wow! Have you heard it before?

[At least he doesn't maintain the lecture-y tone for too long.]

Nope, not even once! ♪ But maybe good-looking people think alike! And perhaps we both want what's best for you.

Well, that isn't something I doubt. I do trust you, y'know.

[ Although he doesn't always care about the same things it has simply never occurred to Leo to NOT trust Hiyori implicitly. ]

I know I forget about things like sleeping and eating and meeting up with people and whatever, and it's not like I don't get I'm a pain - but thanks for putting up with it anyway.

[He blinks, before his smile softens.]

You don't need to thank me.

[He says, even though the not-eating and the forgetfulness and the suit effects are worrying. But looking after Leo gives him something to focus on other than Rinne's disappearance. He's sure that it's what Rinne and Arashi and Ritsu and everyone else would want him to do.

And besides,]

I've been told I'm a "pain" or that I'm "difficult" too before. But you love me anyway, right? ♪ It's kind of like that with me, only in reverse! I do wish you'd take better care of yourself, but there are still other things I like. Like your smile or your songs, or the way you call me "Hiyo." That's a cute nickname~♪

Of course I love you! ♪ You and Nami are my favorite people here! [ It's as easily effusive as ever. Leo may love everyone, but it's not like there's not different levels and kinds of it. Hiyori and Jun are pretty high up on his list, which is more or less why he's careful with them when he remembers to be. ]

I don't really think you're much of a pain or whatever, though? I mean, you're pretty bossy and all, but I'm the type who doesn't mind being bossed around from time to time. [ He's also the type who ignores it if he doesn't feel like doing whatever he's been told. So. ]

...♪

[Kyun. That's the sound his heart just made. He figured Leo didn't love everyone equally—that's just not how people's hearts work! At the very least, it sounded like he played favorites back home, with Sena Izumi coming first in his heart. But it's good to have confirmation Leo has "favorites" here, too. And that he doesn't think he's a pain—that, too, is good to hear.]

Knights have someone they're supposed to serve, so I guess that makes sense.

[He turns on the couch, reaching out to take both of Leo's hands in his. Squeezing them tight, he says:]

It's the same for me, too. I've got enough love in my heart for all my fans, but I also play favorites! So here it's you and Jun-kun at the top, along with my adorable Hina-chan~♪ Then it's my other two birds, and then my other friends! Then it's acquaintances and business contacts.

[He... has those here, too. People he meets up with to trade information or talk about getting out of the resort. Some of them he hasn't even met in person before, like that mysterious "Player 9" person.]

But me and Jun-kun will always put you first. So if we ever win three tickets to go home and leave this place behind, we'll head straight to your room.

[ The King of Knights - yeah, they do serve someone. Suou Tsukasa has an entirely different kind of reign than Tsukinaga Leo ever did, and even now any one of them can call for a clash between sides to settle their differences and often they do so...but the Knight who wears the crown sets the pace and makes the rules. Even if they argue and bicker and need to settle things with those fights of theirs on stage, if the King actually sets down a law they'll listen.

Suou's softhearted. He wants them to sit at a round table and discuss things as equals, and they all love him for it.

Leo's favorite people - Ruka, his Knights - they're still there in his heart even when he's gone this long without seeing them. He gives out pieces of himself without even thinking about it, but yeah, he plays favorites even here. He squeezes back against Hiyori's grip but then tugs his hands back so he can shift to kneeling on the couch instead of sitting with his knees to his chest like he had been for a bit, going to hug Hiyori like the clingy idiot he is. ]

You're being really cute today, Hiyo! ☆ ...but thanks. [ He said it already, but who cares if he repeats himself? It can be a refrain. ] If I got two tickets, I'd give 'em to you guys.

[One minute they're holding hands, the next he has an armful of Leo-kun! He blinks in surprise for a moment, before his smile re-forms and his hands come to rest on Leo's back.

It's not like he minds this, after all. "Whenever you feel anxious, there's nothing like letting someone hold you tight." That's what he told Jun back at home.]

Yep, I get cuter every day~♪ Thanks for noticing!

[He pats him on the back a couple of times.

... In reality, he wouldn't want to flee the place with Jun and leave Leo behind. He wouldn't even feel right leaving behind Rinne's statue. Out of the four of them, if he could only save one person, he'd save Jun, of course. But still.

It's a moot point anyway, though. There are no tickets. And so he won't reprimand Leo for putting himself last in that hypothetical scenario. There are limits, apparently, to even Hiyori's hypocrisy.]

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