"You must still resent him." Because why wouldn't he? Surely even Crow has that much in common with them. "I don't think it's wrong to hold onto that resentment, so long as you choose a different path. You have a luxury I did not, thanks to your connections."

But it is almost nostalgic, really. Following Shido through the news, through the television, even through web searches in school and at the library. Of course he kept track. He had to know more. Had to understand the monster who abandoned him and his mother...

There's still so much beef. He takes another bite, but it's certainly not as hot as it was before.