[ were this coming from anybody else, kaiser would laugh mockingly and tell them to knock it off with this corny shit; coming from noel noa, the words seem shockingly plausible. and how, exactly, is one supposed to react to being told that? is it a little too damaged and unhinged of kaiser to be oddly flattered by being considered noel noa's lab rat? at least his potential is being recognized, and in a way that kaiser can accept about himself. ]

I'm sure as hell not scared of you, if that's what you're getting at. [ kaiser squeezes back, unafraid of pain — but more than that, both confident that his freakish grip strength isn't going to lose and that if noa is telling the truth, then he isn't about to break kaiser's hand in a power play. ] What in the world do I even possibly have to fear?

[ he's not been seeing himself very clearly since entering blue lock, though, because the answer should be so obvious to himself. kaiser still thinks of himself as somebody who has nothing to lose, but has already begun to act otherwise. ]

Let's make one thing clear, though. I don't fear, trust, or idolize you... and I can barely scrape together the willpower to respect you. [ but a real hater recognizes another's accomplishments, so of course, kaiser begrudgingly has to show respect to the greatest in the world. ] If you want to run your shitty experiment, then isn't there clearly a better subject for your purposes?

[ kaiser's incorrect read of the situation is really tragic. he's assuming noa wants a successor, and from his perspective — well, yoichi is right there? ]