[Aaaand the thugs hit the ground. No surprise there. What continues to surprise Takemichi is that he's not on the ground with them. He watches Mikey hop on the poor loser's back with bewildered humility.

Then Mikey opens his mouth, and he jumps to attention.]

No, that's not-! I didn't hit my head or anything, thanks to you, I just... I thought I was here because I can't solve anything on my own.

[That's not the case with Mikey or Draken, not at all.]