Ryoji... I haven't trained like a beginner for years. [Because after Miki died, everything changed. That was when his obsession with power truly began.] I'm not sure if I can... hold back enough to teach you, at your current level.

[Maybe he sounded cold, or even arrogant, but he was being completely truthful. What he didn't tell Ryoji was that he'd never actually trained someone before, on a personal level like this. Boxing practice was completely different. Both he and his sparring partners knew what they were doing. Ryoji was completely new at this.]

Are you really sure you wanna learn from someone like me? I mean... The others thought I was trying to kill you, you know...