(without turning around) “…I’ll think about it.”

(already walking away, the manuscript secured) “Payment’s been transferred to your account. Don’t spend it all in one place.”

(moving through the chaos like water through pipes, slipping past panicked gamblers and terrified staff, his eyes fixed on a door marked “Private”) “…Kin’s louder than I thought.”

He slips through the door while the security team is distracted by Kintoki’s one-man war against furniture.

Inside the private room, Toji finds a safe hidden behind…

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(already walking away) “…Do whatever you want.”

“No.”

“Go be a pest. The security team is in on Don Tonkatsu’s operation. They’re not expecting you to be the threat. That’s our edge.”

(a rare hint of amusement crossing his scarred face) “Being manipulative. Gintoki said you could do mass hypnosis. Use it.”

(appearing silently beside him, setting down his untouched whiskey) “…You’re overthinking it. Just do what you’re good at.”

“Half of whatever you win from him legally. The rest goes to covering our tracks.”

(leaning against a pillar in the shadows, arms crossed, the scar on his face catching the dim light, a glass of whiskey untouched in his hand) “…You’re not flirting with anyone. You’re the distraction. Act like a rich idiot who wants to make a ‘friendly bet.’ Keep him occupied while Kin and I work.”