"I find myself... fascinated by the opportunity to observe different fighting styles up close. There's something so revealing about how a person moves when under pressure."
His dark eyes seemed to gleam.
"The way someone's technique adapts when facing true adversity," Kenzo continued, his voice taking on an almost hypnotic tone. "How their form changes when they realise their usual methods are... insufficient. It's quite mesmerising, heh."
Noah noticed how Kenzo's gaze lingered on both him and Ichigo with the intensity of someone cataloguing specimens rather than conversing with fellow martial artists.
"I've always believed that fighting revealed the true nature of participants," Kenzo added with a philosophical tone. "Strip away all pretences, all social niceties, and what remains is... pure."
Ichigo nodded enthusiastically, apparently interpreting the comments as deep martial arts philosophy.
