The Captain treats people the same way. Inexperienced fisherman, young girls, all of them have to be put through tests in order to determine if they'll be able to not only help her but also take care of themselves.
I suppose it's easy enough to find the kindness in that particular brand of cruelty.
[... Well, it makes sense to him. It's not kindness to bring someone onto a battlefield who can't handle it.]
"Cruelty"? Hardly.
[Sousei crosses his arms, and:]
The world will not be kind to those who are too naive to understand what awaits them. Hope, idealism, wishfulness--those are all well and good, but they will not turn aside blades or deception or cruelty.
Even the most bright-eyed student must be ready before they are thrown to the wolves.
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The Captain treats people the same way. Inexperienced fisherman, young girls, all of them have to be put through tests in order to determine if they'll be able to not only help her but also take care of themselves.
I suppose it's easy enough to find the kindness in that particular brand of cruelty.
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"Cruelty"? Hardly.
[Sousei crosses his arms, and:]
The world will not be kind to those who are too naive to understand what awaits them. Hope, idealism, wishfulness--those are all well and good, but they will not turn aside blades or deception or cruelty.
Even the most bright-eyed student must be ready before they are thrown to the wolves.