[Izou stops mid sip, so thrown off is he by this.]

... Huh?

[He literally had an extremely public meltdown about how he felt like he WASN'T a good choice to bring here!!! Surely McGillis saw that even if he hadn't commented on it.]

I'm a hired killer who's destined ta get tossed aside whenever I'm no longer useful, how the hell's that make me a good choice fer all this nonsense?

[At the end of the day, Okada Izou is meant to be something solitary.]