[Matoba opens his mouth, about to say something casually blistering about diplomacy.... But in the end, he decides to cut to the chase.]

So you are saying he is a fool. [That's what he’s getting from this, overall.] I wonder how long he will last, with that naivety...

Ahh, but he will have his senior to arrange things after him, won’t he? How fortunate. [Now, you can hear that familiar, thin smile.]