Yamazaki didn't answer. He just grabbed Auron's cool behavior and held it like he was hanging from a rock. And he managed not to transform. But the fact that Auron's life was in his momentarily non-existing hands just made him more scared. Mitsuba-san was just an illusion, but Auron was real and he was Sheena's friend and...

I'll be okay. Auron. Just...stay alive, and I'll be the best sword ever, I promise.