Which only leads back to how he has to Walk, in a way.

[ He's getting sleepy all over again. This is your fault: being with you is too comfortable. ]

On the larger scale of things, what he didn't wasn't all that bad. Other operatives have made the same mistake.

[ What Hikaru feels like he shouldn't have to say, though, is that the results were always undesirable, especially since it meant other operatives dying. ]