[ He smiled a little at the comment, yes it seemed as though Shinjiro was the sort to brush off and deny the assistance he offered was no big deal. Even if it really had been at the time… It made it hard to dislike him, even with his slightly gruff nature. ]

But at the mention of her team’s leader shared that odd trait as well? He found himself rather intrigued by the notion. ] It would seem our leaders both share several odd similarities. We have never worked out why that was either, but… Perhaps there’s a connection. [ But, as she said, they trusted him explicitly and often moved on when he was ready to head into a palace or mementos. So it had been nothing more than an odd curiosity. That was hard to not notice when they waited to begin. ] Likewise, it’s always before we’ve moved to enter mementos or a palace as well. He’s very focused once we’re inside.

[ Her question gets a small shake of his head. ] We haven’t discovered much more than I’ve stated, I’m afraid. One could presume for power or status of some sort, for a start… But whatever reason there is, I confess I too found it quite deplorable. We are hoping to find out more as we continue, to put an end to it as well, if we can.