With those broken words, it's almost hard to put that together, except that he knows exactly what Eiji's saying. Why? Before, because his medal was broken anyway, and getting rid of Maki was as much satisfaction as the novel experience of people worrying over him dying. Now, because a certain idiot wouldn't give up on fixing that medal and he can say Eiji's the reason he's alive multiple times over.

Finally deciding Eiji's not going to go anywhere, he settles down next to him. And what he says is something he might not under other circumstances, but it's the answer Eiji needs to hear, and he hopes it gets through, because he's tired at this point of hearing otherwise.

"Because you're worth it, you idiot. Stop thinking you aren't."