[ It takes Haru a moment to parse what Goro is asking, so when it does dawn on her her shoulders sink and she has to tear her gaze off him. While she doesn't want to lower his hopes any more than they are, it also seems cruel to tell him he's probably dead back home.

A part of her doesn't want to believe that anyway. Ryuji survived the explosion and that may have been sheer luck. ]

... I think you are too clever to have let Shido beat you. [ She says finally, sounding fairly resolute in her response. ] It took all of us to come up with a plan to deceive you, after all.

[ Some parts of Goro Akechi were a façade, but the other aspects of him held up. ]

I'm sure you found a way.