[He doesn’t reply immediately. Yuuto knew that Inaba could be difficult, but he didn’t realize that she was hurting Ryoko. Maybe he should have seen the signs… No, he definitely should have.

Slowly he shakes his head and offers a soft smile again. It’s subtle, but he moves his hands to her shoulders so as to silently offer a hug.]

Mm. Thank you… for looking after my best friend. ‘Ryoko’ is very precious to me. If anything happened to her, I don’t know what I’d do.

I think she should do what’s best for her too. I love you.