[Honestly, for how well this hiding away business was working out, he may as well have stayed in his room. What was so hard about being left alone to rust?

Even he had to admit at this point that hiding in a broom closet was pretty pathetic, but it felt fitting for a pathetic person. Rather than come forward and address the issue properly, Hajime simply kept quiet in his little corner and waited for Zero to get annoyed and leave.]