[Hearing that confirms Temenos's fears about what Lobelia had said to Beelzebub. His expression hardens, but he otherwise keeps calm. He needs to be calm.]
As I have said before, Lobelia had a nasty penchant for singling out the weaknesses of others and exploiting them for his amusement...or for his own ends. He used your guilt as a weapon to goad you into a fight, and unfortunately, it played out exactly as he hoped.
You mustn't believe him, though. What happened to Haruka and Xiao could not have been prevented with how little prepared we were for it. You shouldn't shoulder the responsibility for that squarely upon yourself.
[Nor was it right for Lobelia to thrust blame upon him for it.]
Moreover... Allow me to ask you something: Do you truly wish to prove Lobelia right about anything after what he did to you? You've made your commitment to your family perfectly clear to me. Those weren't the words of a coward. You'll protect them, Beel. You won't lose anyone else.
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As I have said before, Lobelia had a nasty penchant for singling out the weaknesses of others and exploiting them for his amusement...or for his own ends. He used your guilt as a weapon to goad you into a fight, and unfortunately, it played out exactly as he hoped.
You mustn't believe him, though. What happened to Haruka and Xiao could not have been prevented with how little prepared we were for it. You shouldn't shoulder the responsibility for that squarely upon yourself.
[Nor was it right for Lobelia to thrust blame upon him for it.]
Moreover... Allow me to ask you something: Do you truly wish to prove Lobelia right about anything after what he did to you? You've made your commitment to your family perfectly clear to me. Those weren't the words of a coward. You'll protect them, Beel. You won't lose anyone else.