[ Yato isn't wrong. Ryoji knows he's dealing with this badly— sloppily— but he's dealing. Progress is being made, no matter how slowly and painfully. He can stubbornly drive himself into the ground forever if it means nobody else needs to get involved. ]

I can't let you be that someone. [ Yato could match Thanatos with his sword, but what of a megidola to the face? What if Ryoji hadn't been able to wrangle himself back in time? ] You have a life to go back to, that I can't take from you. The only reason I could change back last time was because I couldn't let you die-- You can't trust me to do that again.