That's startling to hear. The others sometimes call him on the way he fights; Haru especially has talked quietly to him about it over tea. It's not that he didn't feel Ren's eyes burning into him in Niijima's Palace, it's just....

"And am I living up to your expectations?" It's not quite even; almost a promise of more, and soon. He hasn't let himself rip, yet; the whole business is still too experimental. But there are enough signs of what he might be.