[He started to jerk forward, to refute Zero's claims--he'd done everything he could, it wouldn't have been possible without him, he didn't have to hold back just to spare Hajime's feelings, he knew the truth--but the connection in his cord warned against moving too much. Uncomfortably, he settled back into the charging bed.]

I suppose... I suppose we all have regrets. Some... some more than others. I shouldn't be acting like--

[He's been acting so selfishly this whole time, avoiding responsibility, like he had it worse than everyone else...

But that's not what Zero's trying to say. The past is so hard to shake off, it seems to encompass everything. The future...]

What am I... supposed to move forward to? I can't be an ouendan anymore... my, my academic career is wrecked, my family... the business, I can't... like this...