[...O-oh, Tao... Atsuro frowns, unsure of what to say. Um.]

W-well... No, that's not it. I mean, there's a chance that I'm the one who has their memories tampered, you know? And regardless of the case, we either met here in Luceti or back in Japan. With my memories, I consider you a friend, and with yours, you consider me one, right? So either way, we're still friends.