Yuichi saw the expression his friends had on and knew how sad they were about his departure, even if he would only be gone for Training and nothing else.
Trying to look natural in front of his friends, he uttered, " Don't make that face now! It's not like I'll be gone forever and besides, this training I'm going to undertake will prove beneficial to you too."
At the end of the sentence, the two friends asked in turn. " Beneficial you say?"
" How?"
Pausing momentarily, he continued, " Think about it this way!"
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" If this training were to render me stronger than I am now, that would be good, wouldn't it?" " In order to jump into the ranks, we need good results on our missions, right?"
Thinking about what Yuichi had told them and analyzing it in another aspect, they were able to understand their friend's point earlier on.
