[ Somehow, there was a part of him that had expected this reaction, almost like he can already tell exactly the sort of person that Akira is. There's a bit of tension in the air now, Akira's frustration raising some of his own, and Megumi leans back in response to the distance being closed between them, frowning in response and readying his equally heated response.

Then, the demon retreats, and Megumi's mood settles also. ]

I wasn't going to say anything before, because we just met. You're going to run into a lot of dilemmas with what you're trying to do.

[ A dilemma such as this one right now. Protecting all of humanity? Akira should know there will be many times he will have to choose between people, and there are a lot of people not worth saving at all - some that will go on to cause harm to others, if saved. Even if the rational part of him knows it's a senseless way to live, he can't seriously berate them for it, because only a kind person would have such a goal to begin with.

As for why he is going back ... ]

Do you see anything around us at all? It might be days before we find a single clue, and I'm already running low on water.

[ They will die pointlessly, and maybe he might have the energy to keep trying for someone he loves, but this girl -- he doesn't know them. ]