[ Ivan sits back up, but his head is still bowed, staring at the floor if he could see. He honestly believes that what he's doing is not enough. He can't talk about what happened between Souji and Hijikata, but he had enough people tell him that Hijikata hadn't been himself. ]

It's because of my actions that a bad situation turned worse... I didn't know who you were then, but that doesn't excuse my what I did.

I really am sorry.