[ He has to laugh, earnestly tickled. ]

Me? No. I guess he probably thought Genjo could look out for himself, whether he was around or not. Koumyou thought the world of him. It was hard to get him to shut up about the kid. [ He waves a dismissive, careless hand. ] Anyway—it was just general interest. I had to see how he'd turned out, you know? And then, as it happened, he was having a tough time here. [ He shrugs. He was being a good person, see!! ]