"I will never get to see him again and I don't want that"
I'm fairly certain Tomoda feels similary, but he's right about not holding on to Rei's sprit like this. It's awfully selfish.
Hopefully , she eventually gets that and lets his sprit go
I mean, it sounds like they were dating for a while. Obviously he was happy with their relationship for a reason. Of course he goes along with her reasoning. lol