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“Where are you going? In order to do what?”

“To them. In order to fight.”

“For what?”

“For my little sisters.”

“What do you gain from that?”

“I gain nothing. I just lose a bit of my time.”

…

“If your choice is to fight, I guess it can’t be helped - if you were to die, I would end up dying along with you. In order to protect myself, I can’t not fight alongside you.”

“…are you saying you’re going to help me?”

“Don’t get the wrong idea; I don’t want to do this - I really really don’t want to do this. I couldn’t care less what happens to your tiny little sister. I can’t help but help you in order to protect myself.”

“Your tsundere act is getting a bit tiresome.”

I said - and started laughing.

“Hmm- didn’t you want to die? Weren’t you a suicidal vampire?”

“Hmph, I’ve already forgotten about that early phase of my character. And I won’t be so reserved like the middle phase either. Right now, I’m just a donut-loving mascot character.”

- Nisemonogatari Volume 2 “Tsukihi Phoenix” Chapter 11