— {♟} ”I…I…”
Damn. He had never thought of the possibility of her, Gasai Yuno, actually dying. His own death was a different question, judging from the past encounters with enemies and recklessness and stupid things of the sort. But Yuno… The break in his voice was impossible to hide. He felt his throat run dry and swallowed cautiously; it hurt. “If you died, I’d never be able to forgive myself.“
Another gulp, burning more than the previous one. ”I’m still weak, Yuno. I…I know we have that deal with the Survival Game, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to see you die and live on knowing that. You’re… You’re really strong, physically and emotionally — - you’ve helped me a lot, even when I didn’t deserve it. I would hate to lose someone like you. So…rry, that sounded selfish, right?”

“Yuno, I need you.”