He was right, wasn't he? It wasn't a race, but Kanji couldn't sit well with taking it slow. He had to keep getting better, because nobody was going to accept him dragging his feet, least of all him. But he nodded his agreement: Time to digest was best, too. It was hard to balance.

"H-hell yeah I do. I mean, if I were in the other person's position, I'd be pretty upset if they let me down, so why be the guy to let others down?"

He puffed up proudly, but that veeeery quickly deflated as his face burned and he looked away.

Briefly, the crown appeared on his head, and his hair bled to black.

"Th-thanks. We got it handled pretty good so far, I think."

Then he mussed his hair as it began to shift back to blond, and the crown dissolved.