[Ryou lets out a sharp, frustrated exhale.]

Everyone wants us to be punished.

If I'm punished, then maybe they'll stop caring. Maybe I'll stop caring...

[And there it is. Ryou, once again, letting the whole of the monster population get in his head. Admittedly, people telling him he's making excuses and insulting him is...it's a lot.

His next words are quiet.]

I deserve it. It's like someone's screaming at me in my own head...