[ It's the best he can really ask for, given the circumstances. Now it's just a matter of making sure she follows through with it. He meets her eyes , his own still clouded with something like anguish, but he can see the fire still burning there, despite the weight on her. He wishes there were more to do, more lives that could be saved, but he learned over the last summer that as much as he wishes time could be turned back, actions undone, it's just not realistic. She'll always have to live with the fact that she's wiped out nations and nations of people, just as he's never going to be able to fully look past it. His fighting spirit rises up to meet and push back against hers. ]

"If you can" isn't enough. [ No, now that he knows billions of lives hang in the balance, he feels that he can't turn away from this or just send her on his way. Knowing about the potential for them all to be lost, and not doing anything about it... he couldn't live with himself. ] If the damn thing is real, I'll give you my wish if that's what it takes. There has to be a way... to overcome it.

[ There are people with extraordinary powers here, himself included. He can't just let this lie. When his hand finally completely leaves his face, he looks pale, but his expression is stubborn, full of grit. Josuke is gentle by nature, empathetic towards everyone, even those he doesn't get along with. But here, it's clear just how deeply things like this affect him; he knows, in his heart of hearts, he won't be at peace until he knows how the cards will fall down regarding this. He feels a bone-deep need to safeguard the lives of those people, now that they've come into his periphery. ]

I just... don't want anyone else to have to die for this. It's not right.