[Issei is shaking with the force of his sobs. He's obviously been crying for a while.
Eventually, the sobs slow down enough for him to get some words out in between them.]
That wasn't me. The person who hospitalized my father and brother, who drove the other monks to attack each other, who spoke to you all so cruelly - that wasn't me. I could never do such a thing to my family!
Why, wh-why did this happen? What did I possibly do to deserve anyone's ire enough for them to do this? Why did I fail my family and let this happen?! I should have resisted, I should have...
Father... R-Reikan-nii...
[And he bursts into a fresh wave of tears.]
Eventually, the sobs slow down enough for him to get some words out in between them.]
That wasn't me. The person who hospitalized my father and brother, who drove the other monks to attack each other, who spoke to you all so cruelly - that wasn't me. I could never do such a thing to my family!
Why, wh-why did this happen? What did I possibly do to deserve anyone's ire enough for them to do this? Why did I fail my family and let this happen?! I should have resisted, I should have...
Father... R-Reikan-nii...
[And he bursts into a fresh wave of tears.]