If you don't regret it, I suppose I cannot protest on those grounds. Even so...

[ He can't help but frown. It's not exactly the the most heartening admission on either of their parts, mostly Kondou's. Still, there's more to it than that, and he has to admit as much if they're to continue going forward. ]

Perhaps it's simply difficult for me to accept that you've grown up. I still think of you as that young boy who would always cling to my haori!