"The second attack," he says, quietly. "They were there the whole time. I didn't get them all."

He swallows, looking away, past Nitoh's stare. "They were able to attack twice because of me." It's his fault, and Dragon's not slow to seize on it, pushing against the limits and walls of his Underworld.

He'd always said he'd be waiting, to see how much more Haruto could handle. Haruto wants, desperately, to believe he can handle this--but he can't, not in this moment.

"I'm--I'm gonna take a walk," he says.