[ Ryouma just sits quietly for a little while, unsure of what to say. He hasn't laid himself and his insecurities about his life bare like this ever. Those were for him to think and worry about, not anyone else. It's hard to be this vulnerable. It's only after he's gotten one last drink that he speaks up again. ]

...It doesn't stop me from questioning "what if", you know? What if I'd done something differently? What if I'd asked someone to come with me instead of going alone? It doesn't make any difference now, but it doesn't stop me from asking myself that.

[ He smiles sadly. ]

That's very human, isn't it?