[He's ready to protest when he hears the word "escape." It represents a failure, it's not what he was always taught to do and believe in. He's ready to stand his ground, to give his life -
- and then rational thought catches up with him, and reminds him that if the idea of having to turn around and escape now is a blow to him, it can only be infinitely worse for Yukimura.
o///o sanada-senpai is noticing me....
- and then rational thought catches up with him, and reminds him that if the idea of having to turn around and escape now is a blow to him, it can only be infinitely worse for Yukimura.
Ueda isn't Saitou's home.
So he swallows his protests, and simply nods.]