[If it weren’t for the blind rage that Iwaizumi has currently found himself immersed in, he’d probably stop to appreciate the loyalty of the people around him - vaguely, on some small level, he does. Akechi’s offer of protection is especially notable, if only given the fact that the two of them haven’t exactly had the closest relationship up to this point. Even someone Iwaizumi doesn’t particularly respect sees the desecration of his gym for what it is, and somewhere deep in the back of Iwaizumi’s mind, he makes note to remember that he owes the guy one.

[But first he owes Kaiba a snapped neck.]

You pussy-whipped little—-

YOU GONNA HIDE UP THERE ALL DAY, YOU BASTARD? YOU THINK YOU’RE TOUGH? Get down here and face me then, you GODDAMNED COWARD!