'cause they know and so do I

I'm back.

I'm afraid I might be a little busy for a while, though.

That bastard, of course he's back. Even Okuni can't make something stick too quickly.

He didn't even ask about his brother.


I need to watch my footing with Headquarters. If they're going behind my back like this on issues relating to Karasumori they either think I'm unreliable or they're still suspicious of us. It's a shame to lose Makio and the others, but they'll be of more use at Karasumori for now. The situation there can't be allowed to get out of control.

That was almost disappointing, really. I'd have thought that someone who betrayed us would show a little more spine. But I think now I can rely on Sazanami for the foreseeable future, and that's what matters. He's a good intelligence officer, and there aren't many mind-readers with his level of skill and training around.

We can finish the reorganization and step up intelligence-gathering now. I've let investigation fall by the wayside for too long.

Someone in the Council is poking around for information about Karsumori again. Does Ogi honestly think I won't notice that?

It'll probably come up in a meeting soon. I need to figure out who else to send for intelligence, since I can't trust anyone in the unit who Sazanami relied on.

I wish I had more time.

That was the Council of Twelve?

They may be powerful, but they're pathetic. They're all trapped in their ideas of their own power- they can't see what's in front of them. It's a little appalling that they've managed to stay in charge for so long. The Founder doesn't seem to do much for them, at least not these days.

They're nothing but monsters.

I can't afford to antagonize them, not this early. Still, it might be nice to shake them up a little.