KITSUKE AKANO<br/><br/><strong><em>"Should have stated our business plainly and up front..."</em></strong>I muttered quietly to myself before casting a long careful look around the room, examining the patrons and the staff, noting their positions and states of inebriation.<br/><br/><strong>"With your leave, Magistrate-sama's I will remain in the main room and watch the front entrance. No-one will leave."</strong><br/><br/>I took a position by the entryway and placed a hand on my saka.