[Ryo wasn't raised as a soldier, but he was raised without any family or memories of his early childhood. Maybe that messed him up a little. Maybe some of it is that he simply isn't human, but even Akira has seen demons with the capacity to love, despite Ryo's insistence they're incapable, so that doesn't fully explain it either.]

I don't know. I never wanted to ruin our friendship. I guess I thought... maybe I could save him, but I couldn't.

[By way of explanation, he adds--] He's not always a good person. Sometimes he makes decisions even I don't understand.

[And Dextera had put the idea into his head that maybe if he convinced Ryo to accept love, Akira could stop him becoming a monster, whatever Dextera had meant by that. Now, Akira doesn't know what to do.

Eventually, he looks at Duo.]

...Sorry to drag you into this. If you want to leave, it's okay.