[ "What happened?" ]

.....

I made a mistake. [ In that dimension... ] A shadow monster took my appearance, and when I tried to fight it, I...

[ He clenches his fist then. He's already spared his emotions from that time. Shadow won't get a burst of tears or anger from the blond now. It's something he's learned to cope with now. To process, even if that means it still takes time. If it makes him weary. ]

I almost lost someone. [ Somebody very important to him. ] I got knocked back outside through a portal, and...I couldn't go back and save them.