Though he’d been apprehensive before, now it feels like the test he was expecting. There’s a delicate balance to be struck here—he wants to sound confident, but not so much so that he’ll be putting words in Thsh’s mouth. Coming off as wishy-washy, however, seems to be a worse alternative.

“You mentioned retaliation.”

In her letter. 76 hadn’t missed her interested in how he and Genji plan to have revenge against the Regency agent that killed them. It seems dishonorable, to go after her when she’s already won, but he wonders if something like that matters to the Araneans.