Ryoma, meanwhile, feels threatened by Ryohei's open defiance. If he allows him to keep doing whatever he wants in front of everyone, this will no longer be just another ugly sparring session.
People will gradually stop respecting him, and once a leader loses that respect, the entire system holding everything together begins to crumble. After everything he has sacrificed to build Ronin into what it is today, he refuses to let that happen.
His condition changes nothing. Excuses carry no value inside the ring, and nobody standing around it has any obligation to understand those excuses.
"Alright… let's shut this motherfucker's mouth for good."
When the bell for the second round rings, Ryoma leaves the corner with gloves stay low on both sides.
His legs are still heavy, something he can't change. So he tries to loosen the entire body himself, not forcing them doing anything they couldn't do.
