"Yeah. I realized Nanako was going to be taken and got these trying to stop it. I ended up having a long chat with my shadow instead, and then right after getting out, we had to go back in to get Nanako because the door was locked to me, and the fog was coming that night. Huh, I wonder if they didn't get better before because in the fights it was reaching its limit just keeping me on my feet."

That's possible, he thinks. Ryoutarou makes a thoughtful noise; he'd have to ask Amagi or Teddie to know for sure, probably.