[Minato nodded just slightly, and it was his turn to look away instead, but not too far, just at the floor for a second or two. Souji had been right though about everything. Minato trusted Souji's judgment, opinions, and of course his decisions; perhaps that was something he actually needed to say out loud more often or express it somehow if he could.
And Minato hadn't wanted his obsession over other people's suffering to then overshadow their own strength or potential, now that he realized what he had been doing. It was detrimental more than beneficial. He could have blamed it on his journey as he could easily and probably had done before, but again, Souji was right. This wasn't home.
He had to find the right balance, although what was exactly right was something he had to figure out on his own. But that was okay. He could think of it like another journey.]
I'm sorry too.
[For the same reasons. For everything here and everything that he had done before. He smiled just a little too, almost reflecting the same expression Souji had shown him, except less relief and more instead something along the lines of self-reflection or self-awareness, something that indicated that he had learned something new and wanted to hang onto it for fear that he would forget it had he been pulled back into darkness.]
I believe you and in you.
[He believed in Souji in ways that he never believed in anything else, not even in himself. He also hoped that Souji knew that, even if he never said anything about it so directly before. If anything, it's Minato that hopes he can live up to Souji and that he hopes he never lets him down again.]
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And Minato hadn't wanted his obsession over other people's suffering to then overshadow their own strength or potential, now that he realized what he had been doing. It was detrimental more than beneficial. He could have blamed it on his journey as he could easily and probably had done before, but again, Souji was right. This wasn't home.
He had to find the right balance, although what was exactly right was something he had to figure out on his own. But that was okay. He could think of it like another journey.]
I'm sorry too.
[For the same reasons. For everything here and everything that he had done before. He smiled just a little too, almost reflecting the same expression Souji had shown him, except less relief and more instead something along the lines of self-reflection or self-awareness, something that indicated that he had learned something new and wanted to hang onto it for fear that he would forget it had he been pulled back into darkness.]
I believe you and in you.
[He believed in Souji in ways that he never believed in anything else, not even in himself. He also hoped that Souji knew that, even if he never said anything about it so directly before. If anything, it's Minato that hopes he can live up to Souji and that he hopes he never lets him down again.]