Daniel nodded in response.
The next act of the farce began, with the old yakuza from the Kuroki gang attempting to play the 'misunderstanding' card. Statements like "We don't really know that Kato-dono is Magitek's apprentice" and "We didn't find any medal on him! It's because of this petty thief that caused us this misunderstanding!" were thrown around, conveniently omitting the reason they dragged Kato out in the first place.
Having had enough of the charade and eager to get back to sleep after 18 sleepless hours, Daniel decided to cut through the nonsense.
"So why did you drag him out in the first place? If you hadn't, this whole farce wouldn't have begun," Daniel inquired, and the translator relayed his words to the occupants of the meeting room.
