Slowly, carefully, he scoots a little closer until he's almost touching Seto. He keeps having to remind himself to breathe.

"... I know I'm not past that. I didn't do what I set out to do." He swallows thickly, closing his eyes. "I couldn't... do much against the demon. I couldn't kill someone when I'd meant to. I couldn't... I can't do a lot of things. ... And I froze up. I've never frozen in a battle before, definitely not since I could summon Nemesis. It's..."

Breathe. In, out.

"It's hard to not feel like... like I'm a failure. I..." He sinks his fingers into his hair, holding his head. "I... I'm scared... if I can't do what I need to do no one will take me seriously..."