That's not exactly what he meant, but it's not Zero's fault he takes things that way, given how Ichiru had behaved with him beforehand. Before he could fully leave the room, Ichiru reached out to grab his arm.

"Wait."

Normally, he'd just let it go, but this was different. Zero wasn't a stranger anymore. There was clearly some misunderstanding here and while, he didn't really know how to clear it. He had to at least say something.