"W-Well then you have better technique than I do! And you're smarter about fighting too! I've been strong but I lose a lot, and I never understood why. I'd get pissed at the fact that I couldn't do anything with all my power, that I'd just end up looking like a complete idiot because I never finished a fight. And I always thought it was weird but I never knew what it was, not until people kept telling me it took more than strength. You knew that all along, but you still had strength. I know it's both of those that make you such an amazing fighter, and it's why I've looked up to you. I didn't know how to get to where you were before, but now I'm determined to. I feel like I have to prove myself to you more than anyone here." It was becoming a little easier to speak his mind as he went, and good thing too. He probably never would have said any of that without being pushed to before, yet now that he had it felt kind of relieving. Yet even for all the opening up he was trying to do none of it appeared to be what Viral wanted to hear.

More reasons to be a friend...? Other than strength, which was a given, there had to be other reasons, right? Furrowing his brow in thought Takeshi went silent for a moment, crossing his arms as he stared down at the grass beneath his feet. Other reasons to call Viral a friend, there had to be more, he knew there had to be more. "I mean... It kind of has to do with strength still, but you've saved me, you saved Shu, you've saved all of us probably at least once or twice. And... Aside from that you helped us with our hunt for the Dragonballs back on Earth. I know you didn't want to, but I really appreciate all you did back then, and I liked having you along, you know? I never had friends really until I met you guys, but I can't think of anyone else I'd want to be friends with than all of you."

There had to be more reason than that, right? It was an okay start but surely he could come up with more than just some sort of debt. "And... I don't know, we're kind of the same in some ways I guess. We both want to fight and win, and we both want to be able to keep something safe by doing it. We're obviously not completely the same, but I guess as I grow up I'd want to be someone sort of like you as weird as that sounds. Back on Earth you always fought to keep the planet safe, and to keep Yumi safe, or Vegeta, whoever. You know what you want to do, and you know who you are, you know... Even if maybe you kind of forgot that with everything going on," Takeshi explained, shrugging slightly before rubbing at his nose, "I like people who know what they're all about maybe, people who don't let others get in their way and they do what they think is right. Even though we've always butted heads I never thought you were a bad guy Viral, not once. You were always and will always be one of the good guys, nothing can change that. I guess that's a reason too, knowing that no matter how rough it gets for you you're always going to be trying to fight for good."