[You just can't tell Ryuji no when he sets his mind to something. That's just how he is, and at the core of his being, he's wired to work toward things he wants to do with his own will and determination, even if there's nothing else out there to give him a leg up.

It sounds like an excuse to him. He can't shake that feeling.]

So? You really think he'd turn you out into the rain if you showed up one day with just a backpack? You... 'n him and Futaba, too. You had like. A thing going on there. A real thing? A definitely real thing.