[Oh.

For the longest moment he just stares, once that's out there; one of those odd, quiet noises leaves him eventually, the sort that signifies a false-start because he has no idea what to do with anything that's happening in his head right about then.

He forces himself to say something eventually, though, even if it's clumsy as hell at the start.]

I know don't I always get along with you and I don't always like you, but that's because some people just...don't get on very well. I think the feeling is mutual anyway, so there's not much point in forcing things too much because we can't be friends with everyone and that's just how it is.

[...]

...Well, usually, anyway. Naegi-kun is an exception, but that's because he's Naegi-kun.

[Ishimaru.]

But you've done a lot for all of us, even if it wasn't always appreciated or understood, and I'm...really grateful you were there, and able to help the others when they needed you. I find your dedication to the truth to be a really admirable thing, and I'm...I'm glad that you were able to fight for it and bring that truth to light, even with all the opposition you were facing in doing so.