It doesn't really matter, Shoto supposes, except that it helps support his inkling that she is probably not an ordinary girl.
He doesn't argue with her assessment of nuclear weapons, either. She's just a kid, she couldn't possibly get it yet.
Also he's friends with a guy his own age whose hero name is Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight, so there's that.
He's content to just wait quietly until she decides to respond. Once she does, he ponders for a moment how to answer the questions.
"I'm training to become a pro hero. So in a way, it's my job." A pause. "But it's more than that. When I was your age, my father wanted me to become just a more powerful version of him. He made me train all day, every day, and I wasn't allowed to play with my siblings or go out and make friends. I spent a lot of time alone, so I know it's not fun. I don't want you to feel like I did."
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He doesn't argue with her assessment of nuclear weapons, either. She's just a kid, she couldn't possibly get it yet.
Also he's friends with a guy his own age whose hero name is Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight, so there's that.
He's content to just wait quietly until she decides to respond. Once she does, he ponders for a moment how to answer the questions.
"I'm training to become a pro hero. So in a way, it's my job." A pause. "But it's more than that. When I was your age, my father wanted me to become just a more powerful version of him. He made me train all day, every day, and I wasn't allowed to play with my siblings or go out and make friends. I spent a lot of time alone, so I know it's not fun. I don't want you to feel like I did."