I said so. Because I'm selfish. Even with what you did in the past to appease me and my feelings, or what you're doing even now, with Fuuma, with--everything... [I'm losing you in the end no matter what.]
I can't.
[... I'm the problem to him, he thinks. He sees Subaru's tears and it hurts, it drives him crazy how he's the cause of them, how it's his entire being that Subaru might as well be rejecting right then and that it's not something he can fix. Because really... can he change that part of himself?
He lets out a hallow laugh too. Ouch.] Don't protect my feelings. There's... no point in it if I can't protect you either.