[Natori has never been good at this-- at earnest teen boys explicitly reaffirming that he matters to them. (He is used to earnest teens telling him that they love him, but it's different in the context of his acting career. Not the sort of thing to take at face value, and not based off anything he's actually done to deserve it.) For someone who makes a profession off of confessing his feelings towards other people, it sure is something he stumbles with in his real life.]

...Thank you. That's... [There is, no exaggeration, only one person who has ever said "I think of you as a friend" to him. Rip all of Natori's illusions of being a cool mentor figure.] That should be my line, shouldn't it? I want to help you where I can. Even if I'm not all that reliable for it.

[He gives Chongyun a self-deprecating smile at that, but like. he's not wrong.]