Kai definitely needed this wake up call, and I’m glad Takao is as aggressive as always because I don’t think Kai would’ve listened otherwise. But what’s actually underrated about this scene is that Takao is the first one to realise that Kai’s battle isn’t against just Goki and Cyber Dranzer but also against his guilt over being unable to save Yuya and how he doesn’t want to burden more people with Yuya’s fate. Even Hiromi realises it quite late, only after Kai continues to struggle against Cyber Dranzer.  And finally when Kai wins the match, Kyoujyu turns to Takao for reassurance and look at Takao’s happy and proud face!   It’s true that Kai is the anchor of the team and pulls them up during their battles with his snarky advice, but when it comes to his own battles, I think Takao is the only one capable of being his anchor 🥺