[He's quiet then for a moment, waiting. Letting her process everything he had just said all the while wanting to go back and not have let Akito in just a few minutes ago; ignoring things he didn't like usually made them go away, but this was on a whole new level.]
I'm sorry. If I hadn't underestimated those fuckers, you might still...
[Be alive? He's not sure. Takeuchi weren't known for giving up. But at least they'd have both been dead as opposed to just losing her.]