[He flinches at the shaking, and lets out a slightly annoyed sigh.]
No. ... But you're different. Things seem to go well for you, but it's not your responsibility to deal with the burden of decisions. It's mine, because it's my burden to deal with the unpleasant things by virtue of where I was born. You get to make your decisions, and I'm supposed to dive in and make the hard ones that put blood on my hands that I can't wash off.
With Yuuya, with Hase... it's not your fault because you didn't know. I should have known. I should have found things out earlier. I should have pressed everyone I could for information. You... you don't seem to understand. What happened to the two of them is unfortunate - but it's my responsibility to deal with the dirty work. You can be the knight in shining armor, and I deal with the unpleasant parts. I can't...
... I can't turn away from my responsibility. The duty of those higher in station to protect those lower in station. I loved dancing with you... but I wasn't doing what I should do to protect you.
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No. ... But you're different. Things seem to go well for you, but it's not your responsibility to deal with the burden of decisions. It's mine, because it's my burden to deal with the unpleasant things by virtue of where I was born. You get to make your decisions, and I'm supposed to dive in and make the hard ones that put blood on my hands that I can't wash off.
With Yuuya, with Hase... it's not your fault because you didn't know. I should have known. I should have found things out earlier. I should have pressed everyone I could for information. You... you don't seem to understand. What happened to the two of them is unfortunate - but it's my responsibility to deal with the dirty work. You can be the knight in shining armor, and I deal with the unpleasant parts. I can't...
... I can't turn away from my responsibility. The duty of those higher in station to protect those lower in station. I loved dancing with you... but I wasn't doing what I should do to protect you.