I won't abandon the city. [Even the suggestion of it is enough to bring his panicked thoughts back into focus, and his gaze lifts into the sky, with the chaos unfolding overhead.] I'm needed here.

[That's more important than figuring out who his partner is, who he is, isn't it? Ultimately none of his problems will matter in the end, anyway. He has to carry out his duty.]

And if you insist on siding with the Pleroma, [He looks back down at Kotetsu,] I'm bringing you back by force.

[Just letting him walk away so they can talk later is out of the question. He doesn't know what kind of NEXT power Kotetsu has, but he'll soon find out, the blue glow of his own Hundred Power manifesting as he activates it.

He's giving Kotetsu one last chance to change his mind before he attacks. What will it be?]