[The look he gets from Guren is returned with something just as cold and scathing. At the top of the stairs, he stops and doesn't take even a single step down.] Why? [In all honesty, he knows why, based on what Guren has told him. But he wants to argue for the sake of arguing. He wants to argue because his chest feels like it'll burst from the sheer frustration he feels about this topic.

Guren's hands are tied. He gets it. In the end, he gets it.] You're a teacher, aren't you? You should be protecting them. They trust you! They want to be you! [His fists ball at his sides, and his voice echoes as it rises.] How can you just stand around and let them die trying to become a monster so the Hiiragis' can have a tool to fight vampires?!

Average children can't control power like that, and you know it better than anyone, Ichinose.