The friction didn't disappear, but it was refined, tempered into a powerful working relationship. Viktor's arrival forced the existing duo of Aizawa and Yamada to expand, creating a new, formidable trio. Aizawa provided the gritty, real-world pragmatism. Viktor provided the unparalleled strategic oversight. And Hizashi... Hizashi provided the loud, necessary humanity that kept them both from disappearing entirely into their own intense, logical worlds