Was that a smile? Sora hadn't seen Tsurugi offer one of those until now, and he wasn't entirely sure what he'd said that had caused it. It made him feel better to realize that even when he was feeling as low as he did right now, he could still inspire smiles in others. And without even trying!

"Really?" Sora asked in response to Tsurugi's statement. He wouldn't have thought that soccer would lead to meeting lots of people, but in a way it made sense. "Well, it's played as a team, right? So of course you made friends." Though from what he could tell, none of Tsurugi's friends were here. That was pretty common, unfortunately. Sora wondered if it was better to never have a familiar face show up here, if it meant not having to watch them leave either.

Riku and Kairi weren't here any longer, but he was pretty sure that having them around had still given him a boost of strength. While he wished they were here to help him through this, their hearts were still present. He knew it. And so he'd do his best to stay strong for them.