"Oh, thank goodness! Ah--I mean, the pills, n-not the people!" For once in Ippo's life, he could relate to someone and he genuinely felt horrible knowing these people were at the mercy of some illness. It was good to know, though, that incredible people like Izaya were trying to find a cure! He was such a beautiful human being! If there were more of Izaya, the would be a little more kind to people like Ippo.

The boxer wished he could group himself with his friend, but he had never been brave enough to face any obstacle or injustice. He had come close when Sawamura had hit Kumi, but ultimately they had settled things in the ring. Kojia... Well, Ippo regretted his actions. That hadn't been a defense or anything that could be remotely called justice. That had been a brawl and he had known better. A punk like that couldn't help others, only hurt. He didn't want to be that kind of person.

"Uhm, not that I'm very knowledgeable about these sort of things, but you shouldn't go anywhere by yourself. If... If you need a partner, I can uhmm go with you--If you want! I'm not very good help, but... I'm better than nothing..." Although, he wondered if that was really true. At least being alone, you reliably knew what moves you would make. It was hard to judge other people's characters, especially if a monster came along. He lost his head a bit when one came around, not surprisingly.