There was silence from Itou's end for a while, and when he spoke again, his voice was dangerously soft, the only way he could keep his anger out of his tone. Not that his words weren't angry enough. "Do you mean to say that you'll fix it? Or that Kondo-san will? Or did you mean to rely on Hijikata-kun, who I'm beginning to believe may have the best chance out of the three of you. Were you expecting them to suddenly realize that you're not a criminal with your no-doubt exemplary behavior and charming personality?"

The legs of his chair scraped against the floor as he stood up, leaving his half-finished tea beside Sougo's because he'd lost his appetite for it, too. He moved off to the exit. "You always have been an insufferably brat. God knows why I expected you to be reasonable."