It doesn't feel good, and you can't always predict what others are going to do... but I think if anybody's going to decide whose fault it is that it ended up happening, that'd be me. You didn't put the knife in his hand, Chidouin-san, and you didn't make Arisu-kun do what he did.

( he offers a shrug, like it wasn't a big deal. he can't bring himself to blame hiro either, considering the circumstances... )

I'll get better, and it'll be water under the bridge.

( because it's a stab wound, yeah. it sucks, but it's something that will ultimately heal with time. something he'll be able to overcome. )

So let me make that decision myself. I mean, if I'm honest? Just the fact that you care this much about what happens to a guy like me already means a lot.