[ Although it's brief and as passing as a leaf on the wind, the disappointment is obvious on Mumei's face and Yuta feels bad for being the cause even if he can't help it. He can't feign any familiarity where there is none and he sees no reason to try and fake it when deception seems unnecessary in this situation anyway. Even if something colder is left behind in the wake of the disappointment in his demeanor, Mumei continues to present himself in a manner that's non-threatening in spite of his overwhelming presence, still keeps holding out the sword for Yuta to take without missing a beat.
Yuta remains hesitant to do so. Not because he doesn't trust it at this point—taking the sword and leaving Mumei unarmed would probably be the more advantageous move—but more because he doesn't want to give him cause to leave when he's not giving any real answers. What little he does say only serves to throw Yuta off more. ]
Responsibility?
[ He echoes, brows furrowing with deepening uncertainty. It doesn't make any sense for him to be some stranger's responsibility. Unless: ]
... Did Gojo-sensei send you?
[ That still wouldn't answer much of anything like why he seems to know him and (more notably) Rika so personally, but it's the closest thing Yuta can grasp for to make sense out of all this. Gojo had asked him to look after everyone else in case anything ever happened to him which it had, so it would stand to reason he might have asked someone to look out for him, too. ]
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Yuta remains hesitant to do so. Not because he doesn't trust it at this point—taking the sword and leaving Mumei unarmed would probably be the more advantageous move—but more because he doesn't want to give him cause to leave when he's not giving any real answers. What little he does say only serves to throw Yuta off more. ]
Responsibility?
[ He echoes, brows furrowing with deepening uncertainty. It doesn't make any sense for him to be some stranger's responsibility. Unless: ]
... Did Gojo-sensei send you?
[ That still wouldn't answer much of anything like why he seems to know him and (more notably) Rika so personally, but it's the closest thing Yuta can grasp for to make sense out of all this. Gojo had asked him to look after everyone else in case anything ever happened to him which it had, so it would stand to reason he might have asked someone to look out for him, too. ]