[Yusuke's silent for a long while, so much so that it seems like he doesn't have an answer. Then, finally:]

I don't want to die, that's true. I cannot end my career in art here, when only recently, I truly discovered the meaning of being an artist.

...But I also want a second chance to try to fix the terrible state of affairs in my world. Even if society rejects me, and even if people do not wish to be saved, this place has helped remind me there are certain things I cannot accept. I cannot stand by and watch others submit to enslavement and injustice.

[He looks pointedly at Max.]