[He really, really, wasn't expecting that. The fact that people might have cared about the past life that felt fake to Guts took him by surprise. He barely has time to bring his arms up to block before Kouyuki comes swinging. He lets out an oof--and react on instinct, grabbing a fistful of hair and swinging him away.

He huffs before his brains turns off "I'm being attacked mode" and he realizes what he's done.
Part of him is horrified, but adrenaline still shoots through his veins, making a little hard to focus on things like morals. ]

Gabe wasn't real. He's just me without all the fucked up shit. Brainwashed by god knows what outta being everything I was. Its flattering you like him better, but he's as fake as everyone else here.