Kou said nothing. He was floored for a moment, and the ash only made him feel worse. He would protest, but considering what had happened he lacked the energy.
“...I... I,” he wheezed. “I am a moron.”
Reizo had smiled in a way that let Kou know he was in trouble. “I wish I could be this brave in real life," he muttered. Under the pain he felt grateful but he found it hard to admit that. His fingers reached, serching the floor for his glasses. He searched by touch, still finding it hard to concentrate, given the pain in his abdomen. That bastard.
"By god, that hurt." He grasped them with his fingers and tried to settle them back in place. How the hell could Reizo be that strong? He didn't look Reizo in the face [that smile frightened him] and looked around. "You assholes."