[ He listens. Despite that Midorima is very stubborn, he's actually not against learning from others when he's wrong. Even if he won't admit to being wrong so easily.. ]

Efforts should yield results, even if you've taken a positive outlook on the situation. I don't know what kind of self-defense I would consider taking.

[ But he is thinking about it now at least.. preferably before running into some of the things that lead Eichi to sleep with a knife nearby. ]