"Oh, but the 'san' is indeed necessary!" Belldandy attempted to explain herself. "In the language I've been using recently, it denotes respect! I suppose Paixao doesn't translate everything in one's speech patterns, does it? Perhaps you'd prefer 'senpai', 'sama', 'dono', 'kun', or 'chan' instead?" Belldandy held her hands together and her expression became worried; had she somehow offended him when she was trying to be nothing but polite?