Aoi was too exhausted to debate morality with the two of them. Who could keep track of what was 'right' and 'wrong', when there was so much shit happening that blended the two together?

"You're the kind of person who's gonna save the world. That's good enough, right?" He snorted at Akane's babying. No matter what she said about sacrificing everything for the world, he was pretty sure she was going to make a beautiful housewife for Junpei or some other pretty-boy brunet with a dumb sense of humor. He checked the wound with a tentative hand, and it seemed like it was stabilized now.

He sat up. "There, see, good as new." Or at least, not actively bleeding out. Same difference. He looked over at Duster, to let him know he was ok. He was gonna owe the musician a thank you after all this was over.

"Ok, so, let's get this done." He turned back to Akane. "What's still holdin' you back from your Shadow?"