[If the timestream hasn't imploded yet, one has to assume things are going fine enough. It's the only way to accept these things.]

Ego stems from desire for such attention. This is simply pattern recognition.

[Still, he has to sigh. He expects nothing of the Asahi, their pompous front man least of all, but if there's any chance of further support on this campus.... well....]

We will see where your true intention lies soon enough, I assume. I can only pray you came knowing the full extent of the needs of this academy.