"...Believe it or not....I would love to go back to then...Go back to our daily struggle with each other...Even after you died, I constantly would think back on those days as better than the days I was living. I felt Mello and Near were a disgrace to your name. They would never compare. they were not as good as you. They were not as talented as you. They were not as smart as you."
He was quiet, thinking for a moment before continuing.
"..In...In a way, you still were the one who defeated me. Due to the fact that I couldn't accept them as being anywhere near as good as you....I underestimated them...and failed miserably."