[This is exactly the reaction he expects, and the exact reason why Ryoji stuck around. He knew the moment Scott would wake up that he would try to go back to her, to drag his ailing body across the street just to see her again. Just for another chance of subduing her again. Because that is exactly what Ryoji would do if he were in Scott’s position.
And it pains him, it really does, knowing the state they have left Orpheus in. But she can last longer without them, and Ryoji ultimately would have to choose.
In the end, he chooses what Kotone would have wanted.
So, with great anguish, he pushes Scott by the shoulders to keep him back to his bed. It’s nothing too forceful, something that could have been easily countered by sheer will, but it’s a promise of where Ryoji stands.]
I can’t let you. [He looks away from Scott in his own pain — he doesn’t like to see his dear friend like this, either.] You haven't recovered yet.
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And it pains him, it really does, knowing the state they have left Orpheus in. But she can last longer without them, and Ryoji ultimately would have to choose.
In the end, he chooses what Kotone would have wanted.
So, with great anguish, he pushes Scott by the shoulders to keep him back to his bed. It’s nothing too forceful, something that could have been easily countered by sheer will, but it’s a promise of where Ryoji stands.]
I can’t let you. [He looks away from Scott in his own pain — he doesn’t like to see his dear friend like this, either.] You haven't recovered yet.