A-Ahaha... Well, it's like this! I'm not laughing at your sincerity! That rung fine and true for me, but it's the way you said it. It felt a bit too rigid like you were forcing yourself to eat something you don't like. A simple "Thanks for the save, my homie!" would've worked too.

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Actually, scratch that. Hearing you say that would've been gut-splitting funny.

[A goddess saying modern day slang? Kotarou felt that his ribs wouldn't survive if he heard Ereshkigal try to be hip. Though it would be an interesting social experiment, he felt.]

But I get it. You had good intentions, but it lead to a bad result. I've been down that road many times and can say for the record that you didn't think this through more carefully.