[ He's smarter than this. He knows there's no way to disentangle doing something for Mine's sake. To ease his heartache, to try again to instill something valuable in him. You don't take up relationships planning to change the other person. ]

Things would have been easier if you left, you know. If you were a civilian instead of my subordinate.

[ Distance, their own separate lives to live. It doesn't work like that with the gokudo, where they're sworn brothers and Daigo has taken a bullet for him and reports to him more days than not. ]

Anything I do is an abuse of power. Even just allowing you to stay is stringing you along for my benefit.

[ And he's already selfishly, pathetically done that. He folds his hands on the table, pushing his food to the side with his head slightly tilted. ]

What should I do?