Josh couldn't help but be impressed by the guy. He wasn't that easy to fool, or was he? He had come next to him, and straight-up told him that he knew Josh was the one that was really interested in D-23.
But then Josh had fooled him again by playing the fool. He couldn't help but enjoy seeing the man's embarrassed beyond belief expression turn into sheer horror. It seemed to take him all his willpower to just introduce himself as 'Markus'. Good thing he didn't have a composite name.
"Sell me D-23."
Now, that was short and to the point!
"Y-you're the one that cleared it the first time, right?!" he had only realized now somehow.
"Indeed," Josh admitted.
"You experienced it first-hand, and now you want to own it exclusively? This sends a clear message that there is something valuable in there…." Josh shrugged lazily, not even bothering to answer. "Give me one good reason to grant your wish."
