"Of course I want to fight! I don't want to spend my day off icing my bruises though!" Takeshi shot back before getting to his feet, rubbing at one of his shoulders before frowning, "If you really want to keep going then I'll do it." It's not like he was trying to outdo his friend here, it was supposed to just be to see how strong he was now. If his body aching already wasn't indication enough then getting knocked to the ground twice already should be a pretty telltale sign. Hesitating as he tried to decide how to go at Viral again he circled around a bit, finally deciding to hell with it and just going in with a simple combo. Getting each punch blocked or dodged and his kick intercepted he scowled, backing off again before smirking. "Hey, you end a fight in a few swings and I think that means a bunch! A guy who can end a fight in three punches is really strong, don't you think?" he asked, lowering his guard and shrugging his shoulders, "Might just be me, but I think that makes someone strong, you know?"

He really ought to know better by now than to try and strike up conversation with the guy, all it ever did was piss him off. Lifting his arms as the onslaught began again he focused solely on blocking Viral's hits, each blow landing causing a bit of a concussive force that erupted in the air around them. "That's not true! I want to see how strong you are too!" he answered as he ducked under a bunch, scrambling to the side to avoid being hit, "I wanted to see if you're better, I figured fighting was the best way to do it!" He was concerned with how powerful Viral might be now, and through that he could probably guess how he was overall. Sure, physical power had little to do with how happy someone was, but for a guy who was always down on feeling weak it should be at least something. Backpedaling as Viral continued after him, getting caught out in the process and getting punched in the nose. Wincing he stepped back and covered it up with both hands, tears in the corners of his eyes before he pointed at Viral accusingly. "Ow, that hurt! You trying to break me or something?"