[Most people would stop there. Maybe admit defeat. But Naoya knows all too well that pain. Maybe if he could conjure up a bit of what Nanjo might say in the situation...as he talks, it almost seems like Amon-Ra's own powers get stringer as it attacks.]

But why do that to yourself? You said you didn't work well with others, that you're not friend material, that you distrust...it seems more like you have a hard time with yourself than with others.

You're afraid aren't you?

The distrust...it's not just you with others. You're afraid we think the same of you. Afraid we'd betray, or that we'd leave you, so instead of of trying to find out and take a risk, you run away from it...

I did that for most of my life...it solves nothing. It just makes you lonely. I don't know what your life was like, so I can't judge. But...we all have demons inside us we'd rather forget.

[He stops for a minute and runs into a slew of monsters, using his weapon to slice them into pieces.]

When the events in SEBEC happened, I could barely hold this katana. My grip was shaky and weak. It was only through the help of my friends Eriko and Nanjo that I learned how to fight with one properly...bonds aren't just support for each other. They are reasons for improving your own strength too.

I'd like to be your friend, if you let me.