“… Yeah. I guess ya’re right.”
… He’d warned the damn Brit, though, hadn’t he? So as expected from “the savage Osakan brute,” as Hakuba so well stated, he threw his clenched right hand toward the foreign detective’s face.
Said detective shifted his position to take the hit, but against his cheekbone instead of his eye. Hakuba staggered backward, grimacing, but remained on his feet. Smirking, he lifted a hand to the darkening welt on his face.
“Enjoying your little tantrum, Hattori-san? We can go back to being civilized human beings whenever you’re ready."