"At this point in time, I don't need it to turn into love" or "It's fine if it doesn't develop into love at this stage"

We stood in a scorched wasteland. "Everything's gone," she said. Without wiping the grime from her cheeks, she smiled at me. "Which means you don't have to cry anymore." On Aki's neck was printed a combat android number indicating she was an enemy annihilation weapon.