Which excerpt from ""The Seventh Man"" best explains why the seventh man feels responsible for K.'s death?

Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer choices, which are the following:

A) he might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that may call made no impression on him

B) I stood there wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?

C) I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother.

D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave

Answer:

D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave

Explanation:

In "The Seventh Man," by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the protagonist tells the story of how he lost his best friend during a typhon. Thus, he explains anguishly that he has not been able to put up with that episode, in which his friend is dragged by a huge wave and he is not able to save him. As a result, his experience is so dramatic that it has affected his personal and professional life.