If you say so.

[He was mostly teasing anyway. He sighs a bit as he pauses, looking away from Selphie.]

Saints shouldn't have "precious treasures" if they have any common sense. Our lives belong to only one person and that's Athena, whether we like it or not, it's our duty. Having a "precious treasure" would only end in gaining a weakness and putting someone innocent in danger.

[There, an answer for her previous question... Except that it doesn't say if he thinks of Kotomi that way or not.]