I wouldn't trouble yourself over it, stellina. It's in the past and not something Giorno has made a habit of doing. And as I've told Kakyoin, I remain grateful for the time that was given to me. I think Giorno knows that without me having to say it.

I did what I could at the time, I knew I wouldn't recover from my injuries, and would have found at least some peace, but I'm not the sort of person who prefers to leave things I begin half-finished.

That war against the boss was something I started in my heart years ago. It was my responsibility to carry those who would follow me in it to the end. Had I died that night, they would have been left fractured and vulnerable. The boss would have eliminated them one-by-one for my defiance and likely only regretted that he hadn't saved me for last.