[His smile is a little faint.] Whoever takes in the measure of their opponent first has an advantage. [And while suspecting fellow, ah...co-workers is a bit paranoid, he was attacked by a then-shinki, once, early on, and he supposes he never got over it. And that's not even taking possible murderers among them into account.]

[But then he chuckles.] There's a lot that's beyond us! [As shinki. As human beings.] What's important is what your god expects of you, I think. Did he say anything?