According to Ibe, Ash was quite possibly Eiji's first kiss.According to Sing in Garden of Light, it took several hours before Ash succumbed to his wounds since Lao's knife missed all of his vital organs.In the manga, Ash is regularly shown to fire his gun with his left hand. In the...
Eiji notices that Ash cries in his sleep for his mother, envies Eiji for not needing a gun in his life, and loses a bit of his soul every time he pulls the trigger. Eiji supports him through all of it and gives his friend the strength to continue walking his bloody path until he ca...