[ As usual, Gentarou is so caught up in what is right in front of him--or what he thinks is right there--that it takes a long minute for him to digest what Ken and Wormmon are saying to him. But once the possibility is pointed out, Gentarou looks back at the spot in the path where his friend is supposedly bleeding out, rubs his face, and finishes that ritual off by smacking his cheeks several times pretty audibly. ]

A-all right, I'm not gonna be tricked! I can't let anyone use Kengo like that! Whoever it is, they gotta go through me!

[ Gentarou stands up, tears still drying on his skin, and thumps his chest with his fist. ]

OKAY!! We're gonna find whoever's responsible for all this and tell 'em to cut it out! It's cruel to pretend that people are hurt like that! What if someone really needs help?! We can't let 'em get away with this!