[...He didn't know he was trying to kill Akira. That has to be a lie, right? He knew he was going to betray him, even if he didn't... No, he can't imagine Goro pursuing anything if he legitimately considered that.]

I definitely wouldn't have encouraged you. That's the main reason I'm pissed off, you know. I don't like the idea that I could be responsible for Akira getting hurt.

[Yet he doesn't move away from Goro, really, and once he considers it a little more-]

But you're still my friend, and neither do you.