[Denji is definitely stronger than he was a year ago. His fingers clench in his hair and Aki feels his lips twitch, gently wincing at the pain. Not enough to shove him off, however, as his arm stays settled around him, staring up at him as he seems to try and refuse what he's saying. He can almost hear the indegestion from those words.]

Haven't you already done enough?

[He's the reason most of the foes they dealt with are dead. The Doll Devil, Makima... Hell, even Gun was somewhat killed by him, but at that point he was so weak it was more like licking the plate clean. Still, there's been a lot that Denji has done that no one else could. He can't imagine anyone else who could have killed Gun in that situation. Not to mention Makima.]

You're just a kid. A kid with a devil inside - but you're a kid. [It's pithy to say this when, at his age, Aki would have recoiled at such words. But maybe Denji could understand that, and see that he's trying to tell him something important.] You've never had a normal life. So you should start on it now.