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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Possibly, but on the other hand, when Ren asks Kento why Kento did that, Kento's' response is to call Ren a dear friend. This in turn makes claim towards a connection that the show hadn't put any sort of effort establishing beforehand.

Then again, I think he'd say this to any other swordsman from the Northern Base. Perhaps worded slightly differently for the veterans. Sure, Kento likes Ren and maybe even treats him another than others, but still not as much as Ren had dreamed.