He fidgeted with the noisemaker and took a seat on his bed, back against the wall. Sure, Shotaro was right. But what more could he have done?

That was the most frustrating part. It sounded nice to fight back against the system, but if you did then more people would just get hurt.

"After the same event that you punched me for, Ryu Terui expressed regret that you chose to die for his sake," he pointed out. "I'm sure he wouldn't have wanted you to make the same decision twice."