I don't think the problem was ever my being social or not. [ He crosses his arms, unamused. ] Perhaps you should take a look at yourself.

[ Saitou looks back at Lili, and tries to offer a clearer suggestion. ] We met at a dojo years back; years after that we worked together, and I suppose that has made us friends.

[ There's more to that story, of course. Them doing their best to beat each other up, and how he puts up with Souji in other ways...and also how they work together so well when they fight.

Plus Souji was...well, he could be prickly, but he never did anything to make Saitou want to kill him or avoid him like the plague...

They evened out the differences, somehow, if he had to say it like that. ]

I apologise for his bluntness.