[ ichiro just kind of Looks at lux while she's talking, brows knitted together, but is pretty much forcing himself to be no thoughts head empty. he opens his mouth to say something and then shuts it, focusing his attention on lucretia, instead. the thought she cuts off from makes his expression soften just a teeny bit, a little fond, and it works nicely as a distraction.

he nods along with the others after, though. ] Manwol-san and I are staying behind. [ and sort of gestures at his general state of being at the moment which is still pretty injured. ]

...I wasn't here for it last week, but I was here for the decision yesterday. [ so, i'm just as implicit, and will be from now on. ]