
“I wouldn’t say that.”

“I’m aware I haven’t kept in touch with Taiki and the others for the past few years, and I still haven’t — sans Nene.”
"Then again, I never did ask for any way of contacting them before we went our separate ways. We didn’t have time to exchange words with the whole DigiQuartz fiasco, and I had my reasons for my haste departure back to America after that.”
"Still, I wouldn’t count on them being worried about me. It’s just my intuition… But I feel they trust me with my decisions. They trust me enough to believe what I’m doing is for my well-being, even though my reasons went unexplained. So they don’t have to worry.”
“… It was hard to say goodbye. But, absence makes the heart grow fonder — or so they say.”
A corner of his mouth tugged upwards.
“It’s nice to be back.”