It's unfortunate, but sometimes to instill order after chaos, a show of power has to be done. [ His shoulders lift and lower; he speaks from experience, of course. ] Happened a few times in the yakuza, our clan faced a lot of trouble and it took a big of rough-handling to force all the pieces back into place.

[ He breathes in, biting into half a macaroon. ] Equally unfortunate that it falls on the Enma to handle it since it would mean more if it was the your clan itself handling matters. [ With his free hand, he gestures to Matoba. ] But when it's an assassination -- [ His hands open to indicate it really is out of either of their hands; they are just soldiers in this war. ]

Cute. [ Soma adds after the joke. ] But actually, I do have a very good eye for it. Honestly, it's the only thing my superiors ever complimented me on. It's the ability to always be able to tell when someone's lying.

[ A beat. ]

None of them were.