Togusa's eyebrows raise. There's more of Ardyn speaking through him when he speaks again, and he knows it, but he'll say it anyway. "But inspiring and shaping other people is what'll give you true immortality. Their success is your success, by nature. It's all right to take pride in it, rather than seeing it as yourself being surpassed."

"But there's a huge distance between a student and a confidant, someone you feel truly close to," Togusa has to agree. "There are other people who understand that same conflict, though. I can even think of a few."