[He took a deep, deep breath...but he didn't cry. No, he couldn't bring himself to cry; he'd gotten a lot of those particular feelings out turning the side of that creature into mush, so instead he focused on the hug and just...enjoyed it for what it was worth. Though when Ibuki started to cry he did start to rub her back.]

It's...alright, I'm fine now. I'm here, with you, and food on our bed in our apartment. Even if things do get dangerous in the future...things will end fine I think. We all have our reasons to come back and if we work together, there's no way we can't. I know that I promised I'd never leave you alone, I intend on keeping that promise.