[ Mishima still isn't sure what to make of all this, but he nods. ]

Y-yeah, you're welcome.

[ As for the rest of it... If there comes a time where they can use Mitarai's help and he offers it, it's not like he's going to turn him away. But he's also not going to make any guarantees about working together or anything, or reassure him that everyone else's evaluations of him must thave been wrong -- they all knew him a lot longer than the five minutes Mishima's had with him.

That said... ]

You know, you don't necessarily need someone else to reach you. People can change their own hearts if they want to.

[ At least that's what Kurusu told him he would do someday. ]

You already know that you were headed down the wrong path, so I'm pretty sure you can figure out how to find the right one.