"We did, but his immense power made it a hard fought battle, even with the Shadow Operatives providing us with support." A hand settles on his hip, and he gazes off into the distance. "Truthfully, it took significant restraint not to end him, despite my assertions that death was too merciful. I felt so disgusted by my own hypocrisy, made worse by the fact that I had to put up with him several months later, when Sho Minazuki whisked him back to Inaba."

That was a whole other mess in and of itself.