[He would always take his anger out on something inanimate, or a Shadow, before resorting to other people. Once in a while, Junpei might receive a punch or two, and he used to fight with Shinji a lot, but he had different relationships with them. Akihiko didn’t know Ryoji well enough to breach their relationship past professionalism, especially if he was acting as his trainer.]

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[Akihiko shook his head, and then absently glanced off to the side.] You don’t have to apologize. I didn’t realize I was being so rough on you.

[He frowned with concern. After a moment, he turned back to face Ryoji, telling him in a sincere tone.] I’m sorry if I hurt you. I didn’t mean to… I’ll understand if you want to stop training with me.