[Yuuto doesn’t flinch. It hurts, but not enough for a reaction. Because as painful as it is to hear, her honesty and trust in saying something takes the sting away.

He shakes his head slowly.]

I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was off, since you said you were giving me five seconds.

[He sighs. Yuuto never wanted for this to come up, but-]

I didn’t know that I could bypass your nullification… I never tried before. I didn’t want to. And I kind of hoped that it would reject me and keep you safe. I never wanted to be able to use my power against you, Inaba.

But… I guess I also suspected it… Since you’ve never been able to hurt me by touching me either. [Another sigh. The explanation doesn’t change things:] I’m sorry for scaring you.