[Yes, Ryoji is a lot stronger than he looks. He has been keeping up his training after all, so he could prove he was brave enough to go retrieve Akihiko and make him proud.

Still, his bravery is failing now, and he sounds a bit choked up as he continues speaking.]

But why? They voted that you all should be kept alive. If no one else was too dangerous, why you? It's not fair...

[Ryoji doesn't want to be related to those gods, either, even if his mother never voted. If such cruel gods were supposedly afraid of Nyx, he wouldn't be surprised if she was even worse.

He refuses to let go, still burying his face in the other's shirt.]

I'm okay... but are you?