[It's the last part that makes him silent. Forces him to think. To decide.]
I don't know what I'll do when I face down the mastermind. I wish I could say. It... would depend on a lot of things, I think. [Taiki lets his head lift once more.] In the end, though, I'll do what I have to.
And that includes protecting you, and everybody else too. Even if I don't know about the mastermind... That's something you can be sure of. If it's to protect everyone, I'll give up my life without a moment's hesitation.
[It's different than the last time he had to risk his life, less of a possibility and now more of a certainty. But it doesn't change the sentiment at all, or lessen his conviction in the slightest.]
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I don't know what I'll do when I face down the mastermind. I wish I could say. It... would depend on a lot of things, I think. [Taiki lets his head lift once more.] In the end, though, I'll do what I have to.
And that includes protecting you, and everybody else too. Even if I don't know about the mastermind... That's something you can be sure of. If it's to protect everyone, I'll give up my life without a moment's hesitation.
[It's different than the last time he had to risk his life, less of a possibility and now more of a certainty. But it doesn't change the sentiment at all, or lessen his conviction in the slightest.]