[ His next exhale is shaky, but he relents quickly. There's a burning kind of pain now, but he lets himself relax against Akira.

A quiet sound slips out, almost like a whimper, but he clenches his jaw and holds a blink, falling quiet for a moment. ]

You're a very stubborn person. Very stubborn for friends. That's why they picked you to help people. But some- Not everyone deserves help.

Some deserve to suffer.

[ Another shaky breath escapes. ]

Deserve to live with their sins.

[ He's curling into himself a little, sounding more desperate. ]

So... stop this.