He tries to be a good person, really. Sometimes that certainty wavers. He's not entirely sure that he's as good when he lets his impetuous nature take over, going for rash decisions without truly considering all the consequences.

Granted that dying and coming back to life as some kind of half-dead murderous creature isn't in his scope of experiences, but he should've thought that something terrible could've happened when he dared to venture further than anyone else, with such a small group and no knowledge whatsoever of what dangers laid ahead of them.

Still, she's trying so hard to cheer him up, how can he reject that? So he offers her a smile, genuine this time, resting a hand briefly on her shoulder. "Thank you, Chizuru. I can't do anything to undo what's happened, but... I do hope that wherever these people's souls are, this small gesture will bring them more peace."