Combining the looming painting of pain with Simon's deception for idk whatever this is
"He told me you were dead, you know."
"Simon. When we met on Dai Guntan, and I saw that sniper of yours, Yoko, was piloting Gurren instead of you. When I demanded your location, he told me you were dead. That Byakou's strike had killed you." Viral's gaze drifts again to the volcanic scene beside them, lingering on the broken form of Gurren at Dai Gunzan's feet.
"I saw. I was watching through Lagann's eyes from my sickbed. He did it to protect me."
"I grieved for you. I couldn't understand it. How could some. . . Some human affect me so much? You were my enemy, a formidable one, your death should have been cause for celebration. So why did I feel my heart tearing in two?"