The second he'd decided to begin crafting a poison from the blight, Chikusa had known that it could change a lot of things. He had even acknowledged the fact that, if the Heavens found out, there was a considerable chance they would put him to death- much like his god had been forced to die once as an ayakashi because no one had decided to say anything about the limits of shinki. And that was, in a way, a best case scenario, assuming that he would only die and his work be forgotten instead of being stolen by the very ones who had prompted its use.

So this isn't new information, exactly, but the way Crawford talks about it is. Like he's seeing a much larger picture than anyone else might consider.

Snapping his yoyo back into his hand, he lets it rest there for the time being, and considers his options. "So... A say in how it's used, or use of it for yourself...?"