Of course you do. [It's still strange to use "you" sometimes, and that sentence is one of those times especially but. It's Marco. And Japan will make any move he can to show he cares.]
...I believe it did, though. [Sink in with Ace, he means. It was hard to see, but he firmly believed that...] Ah, but... [Still hugging Marco, he tightens it a bit so to prevent him from pulling away if he would.]
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...I believe it did, though. [Sink in with Ace, he means. It was hard to see, but he firmly believed that...] Ah, but... [Still hugging Marco, he tightens it a bit so to prevent him from pulling away if he would.]
...You loved him, after all...