[He shrugs one shoulder: it's true, he wasn't there. He was dead. But also, he doesn't care if his deduction was wrong. Now there's a more pressing issue, even more so than referring to Ren as Akechi's "boy toy." Maybe in the past, he'd have had a stronger reaction, but Ren's been wearing a goddamned ring on his finger for the past month. The cat isn't exactly hiding in its bag anymore, considering Ren is a dopey, lovestruck idiot at the best of times.

As for the Merlaut, that's a conversation for another time.]

Takamaki-san.

[His voice is low with warning. As much as he likes arguing and making things worse, he is trying to be better about doing it to the Phantom Thieves, and with Ann, specifically. Getting into a brawl with her isn't exactly doing better.]

This is a fight about honor. In this Void, this act is the equivalent of violating someone's home. That is more painful than any kick beneath the belt. It's not just the paint: the equipment is missing as well. The goading, the taunts, the cartoonish posturing: concession now is not equivalence, it is defeat. And that is not acceptable to anyone possessing honor. This has become a duel due to his tenfold-escalation.

[He raises his voice to make it clear he's addressing Kaiba now, in addition to Iwaizumi.]

Agreed? A one-on-one duel to settle this. Whomever loses is responsible for cleaning up the gym.