It's not about the Prince! [His fingers curls tightly into fists.] You died again. You're half a rock and whatever it's done to your soul and we had to save you by--

[He chokes the word down, hunching over.] I hate it. So I'm going to be a stronger friend so I know it won't happen again.

[Because he'll stop it next time. He doesn't know how, but he won't let Gongenzaka just suffer like that again.]