(he was not expecting much in terms of words - honestly, if yu never wanted to address him ever again, that would be more than fair. in fact, that'd be logical. takemitchy kept trying with his every breath to reach mikey, and up to today, he doesn't think he was that worth all the trouble - from his brother all the way to the last confrontation manjiro ever had, guided by the darkness behind his eyes.

it'd hurt like everything else has, but yu'd be right. manjiro's forgiveness itself is a weird thing, he can forgive someone for killing, but he can't forgive himself for the same thing. he can't go back in time here, and truth be told, neither would he want to. this is what he deserves, the consequences of his actions.

so, while yu talks, his eyes watch him, never leaving yu's own pair.)

I know. I can't take it back, Yu. (technically, but alas) I can tell you that I deserve it if you decided to never talk to me again. Hell, if you kill me, I deserve that too and much worse... I don't want to lose you, though. I'll do whatever it takes to fix it.