How is he supposed to focus, when Yuugi's kisses are so soft and gentle that he could probably have fallen asleep right then and there? Ughhh, Yuugi...

"Haven't I...protected you enough for you to know...?"

He's protected Yuugi. He's protected Yuugi's friends. The last time they'd been in battle side-by-side, he had given his existence up so Yuugi could win against Aigami. Had he not...then it would have been a permanent sacrifice.

"...Didn't that matter to you?"

He hadn't meant to say what he did...but it spilled out anyway.