"We're always going to be partners." That much has been proven with how they've stuck by one another's side, even into death. The idea of anything different is... terrifying to Chikusa. That probably shows in the way his fingers curl just a little more against Ken, as if keeping him close.

...But that doesn't answer anything else, and Chikusa knows it. Body slowly growing tense, he keeps looking down intently at Ken's fingers- not away from him but definitely not making eye contact. He really doesn't want to answer this question... not with how well he knows Ken. "I'm waiting for Axel-sama," he mutters. "Either to come back... or for me to find out... how all of this is happening."