“I’d die without you,” Manjiro says, face buried in your chest. “So you can’t leave.” He doesn’t threaten you this time, but the words are at the tip of his tongue. Manjiro knows you’re growing warier of his behavior. He knows you deserve better, but he’s too selfish to let you go. He needs you.

You’re all he has. He doesn’t want to be alone. But even with you at his side, he feels like he is. “I’ll buy you that necklace,” he says, anything to keep you with him.