Kanji frowned deeper. An apology... nice, but misplaced. He had nothing to do with this, but it still felt nice nonetheless. It wasn't going to mend anything, however. Time was the only thing that could do that... for everyone else, anyway. Kanji'd made up his mind.

But the earth pony's harsh expression faltered briefly, and his ears stood upright. "...You..."

It was a name he hadn't heard in months, a name he knew, one that made his heart pound, then stop.

"Souji-senpai... Not- not Narukami Yu?" He'd grown used to the latter name, as it was the name of the one here. It was odd to him at first, but he supposed that was how the multiverse worked.

"Seta Souji's... the name of the guy that saved my life. From my timeline."