If he hadn't felt that Wrath was testing him to see if he would keep his promise, he may have continued to prioritize their more direct problems. Like he has been. Like he'd prefer to keep doing if all it meant was suffering on his own.

Five has come to accept that he's never going to be comfortable with this. No matter how much consideration he's given, or frankly more patience than he's earned after the mistakes he's made. He trusts Wrath more than anyone here, and it still makes him recoil at the thought of being that vulnerable again. He tries to push back the thought that if something goes wrong, or it takes him too long to recover, it might keep him from doing what he has to do here.

He listens to what he says without objection. Emilia being involved isn't news to him. He'd rather it be the two of them.

"Not yet," he admits with a slight frown. That was the one thing Wrath suggested, and he had ample time on the train. She might have noticed he was being more active once he'd found his temporary solution, but he also hasn't been keeping her up to date on how badly the curse had been affecting him. Or what happened in Hell.

"She worries too much. Better to wait until just before."