This makes for the only time it’s been brought up since we first spoke on the matter.

[The memory business in-between had little to do with it, other than coloring Maruki’s perspective on his character.]

A “matter quite closed” that you’ve now shared with everyone else. If you’re seeking validation in the guise of earning everyone points and a hint, I’m sure you’ll get it. But don’t snap at me for being putting in my own two cents.

[Some people are so sensitive. It’s hardly worth his time, this kind of closed-mindedness, though he humors it now for the sake of the game itself.]