After logging back in, Takatora found the buzz surrounding Adam's video even more inescapable. In the online world there were even more people talking about it. Some were in discussion, others were debating who would actually win in a match up. Takatora was pretty sure he could even hear a rather heated debate - in the loosest terms, since it seemed to be becoming an argument - coming from somewhere but chose not to pursue it. If the players around here knew that he was a personal acquaintance of Adam's, they'd likely be swarming him right about now. Either curious to hear his thoughts, or perhaps as an angry mob if they were fans of King. Either way it wouldn't be pleasant.

"Focus, Takatora." he told himself aloud in a whispering tone, "You're here for you're own reasons." he continued telling himself as he made for the battle registration table. He'd probably take it easy and look for a solo event he could use to test the waters on the Hayabusa's full capabilities. But as he walked, he was making one last double check of the Hayabusa's specs when he noticed something in his character screen. A friend request, having been in his inbox for nearly twenty four hours now. [i]Right, I'd almost forgotten about them. Alright, I humored the Meijin so I guess there's no harm in humoring the other guys for now as well.[/i] With a bit of lingering reluctance, Takatora accepted Isamu's request from the previous day which would naturally send one in return automatically.

"Right, now to focus for real..." he muttered after closing his character screen. It was time to knuckle down and get serious. Sento had shown him just how powerful the Hayabusa could be when it was in Kiyotaka's hands. Now it was time for Takatora to start bringing out that potential. Assuming GBN's rules even allowed that to be physically possible. He didn't know what he was going to do if this turned out to be waste of time.