Then... I'll remember to keep being brave. I just don't want to let you down anymore.

[For a moment, Ryoji stiffens, squeezing his eyes shut, but he starts to slowly relax, eventually opening his eyes and even managing to meet Diarmuid's gaze.

The more Diarmuid speaks, the better he feels, until he's finally smiling as well, completely genuine.]

This is what I want to do in my heart, Father.

[He flushes, finding the word so strange and foreign. Hopefully he'll get used to it...

Even if he doesn't, that hopeful feeling he gets is enough to convince him to keep trying.]