The Facts
"How long am I going to have to endure this?"
"This what, Hiei?"
"This infernal punishment you're inflicting upon me. I already told you that I was sorry about what happened."
"So you did. I just want to ensure that it will never happen again."
"By making me want to kill you?"
"By showing you how it feels to be hurt."
"Hn. Like I don't know that feeling already. Besides, now that I figured out your little game, shouldn't it be over?"
"You assume that I was trying to hide it from you."
"That would be more your style."
"Yes. But sometimes there is something so satisfying about blatant sadism. You cannot deny that outright manipulation is also my style."
"Hn."
"Going monosyllabic will not make this any easier for you, Hiei."
"Shut up. What do you want from me?"
"What do you mean?"
"You said you were outright manipulating me. What is it you want me to do?"
"Ah. I said that you would know you were being manipulated. Not that you would know to what ends. Relax, Hiei. Don't you trust me?"
And that is of course, the operative question, isn't it?