It is the same actually! :x

Itachi likes Battler and trusts him pretty well. He would probably be willing to talk to him/open up to him more about himself than he does, if it seemed relevant or Battler asked him something. It's just their threads don't go in that direction very often, but maybe that will start to change now.

Did anyone from Emerald make any particular changes or effect anything in Battler's heart?