... Wait, isn't Hiei already married to Admibro? Why would she say "if [Hiei] marries the Commander"?
I dont think Hiei takes the ring sort of seriously unlike Kongou and Akatsuki maybe... Also Ooi (I'm pretty sire shes not yet ringed poor Ooi-chi) and Murakumo
... Wait, isn't Hiei already married to Admibro? Why would she say "if [Hiei] marries the Commander"?
Rings are "provisional marriage". They aren't treated as quite real, which is wiggle room enough for artists to allow certain characters to treat them as friendship bracelets while others treat them as engagement rings so as to create whatever misunderstandings would be most humorous at the moment. Hence, this Admiral throws them around like thank-you notes to girls who take it seriously.
I dont think Hiei takes the ring sort of seriously unlike Kongou and Akatsuki maybe... Also Ooi (I'm pretty sire shes not yet ringed poor Ooi-chi) and Murakumo
To amplify on what NWSiaCB said, as oblivious as the Admibro may sometimes seem, he isn't that oblivious. He knows Ooi will take the ring super seriously, so he can't ring her unless he really means it.
I'd like to tangent this into a thing I remembered from Bakemonogatari, episode 3: dialog between Araragi and Senjougahara regarding a certain... fetish.
So, the idea is you marry your wife who has a little sister. After a while her little sister will call you onii-san, yes? And then suddenly an unfortunate accident happens and your wife dies. You are close to your former-wife's little sister and after a while you ended up marrying her too.
But since she's used to calling you onii-san, she would still be calling you onii-san BUT now she's your wife.
They're talking about 結婚 - actual, legal marriage, not ケッコンカッコカリ - 'provisional marriage'.
Uhh... Hiei?The Unexpected HieiI...I just...!
You... Hiei!!Ah, but if Hiei is married to the Commander too, how would that even work?If you marry the Commander, Onee-sama, that's just how it's going to be!The most shocking words of the year.Bloody hell, Hiei! What are you, the Admiral's little sister or something?...Little sister and wife?