"Well," the shinigami said with a soft voice, "they say that you never know what kind of an impact you'll have on the world. Even the slightest touch to the surface of a pool makes ripples. Even if you don't see much about yourself, there are people that your ripples touch and will touch. For all you know, you could be someone important to someone else. Those relationships between comrades, rivals, and other precious people are some of the greatest gems life has to offer..."

Tsuzuki paused to think about what he had said. Not many twenty-six year olds world talk that way. He hummed playfully suddenly.

"Hm! At least, that's been my experience, Roxas."