[Ryou could slip out of her grip, if he wanted to.
If he wanted to hurt her, as well, which he doesn't. But when he's not solid...he's painful. Though truthfully...even when he's solid...so long as he's himself, which is something he can never change, he'll only ever be a source of pain for others.]
...You'll end up hurt too. I wanted to come here...for a reason, Nanami. Please, let me explain.
[The part of him that knows they're still friends, and that realizes she's become terribly important to him, it doesn't want her to let go. But Ryou does try to step back.
cw self-deprecation in the metatext
If he wanted to hurt her, as well, which he doesn't. But when he's not solid...he's painful. Though truthfully...even when he's solid...so long as he's himself, which is something he can never change, he'll only ever be a source of pain for others.]
...You'll end up hurt too. I wanted to come here...for a reason, Nanami. Please, let me explain.
[The part of him that knows they're still friends, and that realizes she's become terribly important to him, it doesn't want her to let go. But Ryou does try to step back.
It hurts, deep in his heart, to do that.]