Oh . . . I don't know if I'd call it stupidity, either. I've fought, too.
[For himself; for the defeat of a murky evil; for power; for his friends, who became his family. He fought for a great many things, and he conquered everything he faced up against, often at an absolutely devastating cost. Maybe it was that cost that made him so perfectly aware of the intersection between power and cruelty, and his own occasional barely-guilty flash of sadism.]
[He never wanted power only for the sake of power, but the results of holding Italy in the palm of his hand certainly didn't hurt.]
[He cocked his head to one side, regarding Kakyoin carefully with a near-predatory look. Why had he put the glasses back on? Was it a sign of retreat, or an effort to close a particular line of conversation? Had Giorno said something wrong without meaning to, or reminded him of something he shouldn't have? Maybe, he thought, he should clarify; and that smile came again, but this time, he couldn't quite hold back a hint of self-satisfaction.]
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[For himself; for the defeat of a murky evil; for power; for his friends, who became his family. He fought for a great many things, and he conquered everything he faced up against, often at an absolutely devastating cost. Maybe it was that cost that made him so perfectly aware of the intersection between power and cruelty, and his own occasional barely-guilty flash of sadism.]
[He never wanted power only for the sake of power, but the results of holding Italy in the palm of his hand certainly didn't hurt.]
[He cocked his head to one side, regarding Kakyoin carefully with a near-predatory look. Why had he put the glasses back on? Was it a sign of retreat, or an effort to close a particular line of conversation? Had Giorno said something wrong without meaning to, or reminded him of something he shouldn't have? Maybe, he thought, he should clarify; and that smile came again, but this time, he couldn't quite hold back a hint of self-satisfaction.]
It's just that I've won, that's all.