[Hearing a 'corpse' talk made Ken wince at his words. It just reminded him of what Shinjiro did for him and how much he regretted his actions. He really wanted to get to know him, he spent so much of his time thinking of revenge that he never truly understood him.

As much as he wanted to argue against what he might believe in, he couldn't. Not when he was just so insist on rejecting how much he truly cares about him.]

...I'm guessing you're going to keep on being stubborn no matter how hard I try.

[Which he can't blame him, not when things are just so rocky between them right now. With a sigh, he crossed his arms before moving forward.]

Just know that if you need anything, I'll help out okay? I'll have your back too.

[Although, with the say he was saying it, it almost felt as if he wouldn't mind risking his life again for him.]