He can't look at him, it's too painful to see his confusion, his concern. It's one thing keep a careful face around those he doesn't know too well, to hide the hurt as he walks through the corridors.

But to do it in front of a close friend, someone who cared deeply for Gyousou as well. It felt wrong, felt like lying. But he can't... He can't let his feelings bubble up, it feels like once he allows them to that will be it, he won't be able to push them down again.

So he carefully picks a spot on the wall opposite as he speaks. "He left. Through the barriers."