The last thing Kubo expects to feel for Rico by this point is sympathy, and yet, here he is, feeling that.
"I'm sorry. That sounds awful."
It goes a long way towards explaining how horrible Rico is. If no one had ever shown him kindness or love, if all he'd ever had was the Judge Training in a world of horror like America had described, then it made sense for Rico to be as aggressive and cynical as he could be.
"Mother and Father have both been here," Kubo points out, firmly. They could come back. No other thought cheered him up like that could. "People sometimes come back even after they go. It's not a waste to do things for people you love. Or to do things that make you think of them."
Pointing out that Rico only didn't understand that because he didn't grow up with anybody to love would only be cruelty, not an explanation.
Still, it is such an empty existence to imagine, and Kubo can't stop feeling unexpectedly sorry for the man.
"I hope you have someone to make a book like this for someday," he says, a firm little frown still stuck on his face. Sympathy doesn't mean Kubo wants Rico's hands on his book at all. "In the meantime, please take your hand off mine."
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"I'm sorry. That sounds awful."
It goes a long way towards explaining how horrible Rico is. If no one had ever shown him kindness or love, if all he'd ever had was the Judge Training in a world of horror like America had described, then it made sense for Rico to be as aggressive and cynical as he could be.
"Mother and Father have both been here," Kubo points out, firmly. They could come back. No other thought cheered him up like that could. "People sometimes come back even after they go. It's not a waste to do things for people you love. Or to do things that make you think of them."
Pointing out that Rico only didn't understand that because he didn't grow up with anybody to love would only be cruelty, not an explanation.
Still, it is such an empty existence to imagine, and Kubo can't stop feeling unexpectedly sorry for the man.
"I hope you have someone to make a book like this for someday," he says, a firm little frown still stuck on his face. Sympathy doesn't mean Kubo wants Rico's hands on his book at all. "In the meantime, please take your hand off mine."