[ Well, most mages have higher mana output than Ai, as well as more mana in general. When your ability as a mage is what it is, Ai, then the primitive methods are your best bet.

That and he does enjoy giving her a headache. It wasn't entirely without purpose... Oberon uses an immense amount of mana fighting, and now he has an abundance of it filling his body.

...but really, all of those reasons are just side-effects of the main reason why. That reason being... he had lost himself in her. She offered herself to him, he partook in her, and he was addicted in an instant.

He wanted her, plain and simple. ]

Hah! Fair enough...

[ Even lesbians, huh? Is that her possessiveness talking, then? He grins and brings his mouth to her ear so he can give it a little nibble. His mention of a lesbian aside, his eyes are only on her right now.

But more than that, he hears her words... sees her truth behind them, and smiles. ]

Of course...

[ "Of course you are" he thinks... and he will ensure that it stays that way. Even if it was part of why they were drawn to each other, he will turn the words "Ai Hoshino is dead" into a lie. ]

Should you ever lose that feeling, come to me... I'll remind you as many times as you need.

[ ...what an extremely roundabout way to say that he'll gladly do this with her as many times as she wants. ]