[But he could be lying, or just being blocked from seeing it, right? He glances back and forth from Edgeworth to Haru and tenses. Could he take the chance of the Saniwa's safety on the chance that it could be an illusion?]

I was underwater that entire time.

[He hasn't experienced this before and it's almost physically painful to see his master in such pain and not do anything. Haru is reaching out toward them both, falling to his knees, and Dotanuki grits his teeth.]

...I've seen too many masters die like this already. What's the harm in me goin' out there? If it's an illusion, I can't... It won't do anything, right?