"I've had a lot of time to think, and... ..." There was a lot he wanted to say; so much more, just about everything he had been thinking about. He had been burning with the desire to tell it to him. But that could come later...if Kageyama even wanted to hear it.

After all, Kageyama had every reason to despise him. Hate him even.

"I'm sorry. I had no right forcing you into a fight or...anything else." He swallowed. "And I'm not just saying that because I lost! If you really wanted to fight me I would be sucking it up and giving you your dues right now, but...you didn't want to. And I'm sorry."