[And suddenly, Hajime realizes that before this conversation, he would've been all too happy to off Kreutzer without any hesitation. She's good... He's totally out of his league as far as reading and manipulating people goes, that's for sure.

And now he feels kind of bad for her. Thanks for that, Human Undead. You certainly knew what you were doing when you let Joker seal you...his hand twitches towards Chalice's holstered card box as he remembers that. He's actually feeling compassion for this woman who's done her best to make things hard on him.]

She hasn't given me much reason to.

I know what it is to be a destroyer against one's wishes. I'll kill her if the time comes. I'll...make it as quick as possible. She'll not suffer.