[It's a good way to live - both the answer that he gives and the way the answer comes to him. It makes Tenka grin all the more as his shoulders shake with soft laughter. In some ways, he thinks that he and Shinpachi aren't all that different.... but how self-assured the other man is is really something that Tenka wishes that he could emulate better.]

.... I really respect you, man.

[In case that wasn't clear. Tenka just waves a hand as he clarifies-]

Suppose you could say I was just curious. I think I mentioned to you before that Sousei and I stopped speaking for ten years and.... well, it sort of stemmed from a decision that I made a while back. It made sense at the time and I still don't think that I would change it, but.... I always think that people leaving or people getting left behind really is one of the most painful things in the world.