I took no pleasure in deceiving you... but I still feel it was the wrong thing to do.
[In addition to his honest repentance, Ucchii feels a gnawing sense of dread for what Daigo has to say. He is used to apologizing and is comfortable focusing on his own mistakes; what is uncomfortable and almost unknown to him is hearing the same sorts of apologies from Daigo himself. He would just as soon forget the whole thing ever happened... but no matter how painful it is to revisit the past few days, he knows somewhere deep down that it is as much for Daigo's sake as for his own to hear Daigo out. It's just a matter of having the bravery necessary to raise his head and listen.]