"H-hey!" Haseo said, entirely taken back by Endrance's reaction. He couldn't help but stare, kicking himself mentally for clearly saying too much too soon. Then, without really thinking, he stepped close to where Endrance was seated, grabbing him by the shoulders roughly. "Listen... geez... you've already apologized!" he insisted, staring down at the man. "Cut it out!"

Haseo wasn't sure what else there was to do- asking Endrance to just forget he'd said anything was just stupid. After a moment he relinquished his grip with one hand, but kept the other in place in an attempt to keep the Blade Brandier's attention.

"Listen to me, okay? I don't even know what would have happened if it had gone any other way. Didn't I say it turned out alright in the end?!"

Haseo sighed again, then went on quickly. "Even though it wasn't what Sakaki planned, Taihaku insisting on fighting me anyway. You weren't involved because Taihaku wanted to go at it alone. Me and Kuhn and Atoli defeated him, but... the AIDA that was with him tried to infect me instead."

And now he was just trying to get to the end, admit what had happened, and try to move on, even if the whole event had nearly destroyed... several of the people tangled up in the mess. "It... didn't work, but then that fucktard Sakaki attacked me personally." Haseo blinked, his brows knitted together. "But he didn't expect you to stab him in the back. Literally."