[ A sigh. He knew this wasn't going to be an easy topic. ]

Yuno... if we're there, that means we're both dead. And we can't die twice. [ Of course, he also knows that's not necessarily what she meant by 'protect.' ] I think it's a lot better than the last place we were at together. Even if I'm not very good at the schoolwork, and Haruhi's a lot better than me at sports...