[I mean, his time very much did time, that's part of the point and the problem.

Still, it's not his place to disparage that hope. He can just... think you're wrong on that count, based on his own experiences. It's not like a 'heaven' like that has a place for him, anyway.]

Theoretically, anyway. In practical terms, Shibuya got the equivalent of a hostile corporate takeover from the Shinjuku Reapers shortly after I joined up, and they've been in control of our Game for the last three years.

[That classic Goro Akechi viciousness is on full display as he talks about it. Whatever Shinjuku did to the Game clearly made him furious.]

We only finally ousted them a few days ago.