[There's a moment where everything seems to slow down, as he sees Kaito head for the slot machine, and his mind whirs.
He could just...let it happen. Let Kaito grab the machine, and let it fall on him. Finish him off like he'd planned, and walk away. It would be simple, laughably so. It would still be his fault for the murder, of course, but it would be relatively quick, all things considered.
Yes, logically, this was the correct course of action. And as the Old Spider - the Napoleon of Crime - he should let it happen, and not feel a single thing for it.
...and yet.
and yet.
He's bodily in front of Kaito before he can even really comprehend what he's doing, arms flung out and a roar coming out of his mouth-]
NO!
[ - because, despite himself, despite everything the world says about him...
Perhaps, in the end, he really does have a Good core in him somewhere.]
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He could just...let it happen. Let Kaito grab the machine, and let it fall on him. Finish him off like he'd planned, and walk away. It would be simple, laughably so. It would still be his fault for the murder, of course, but it would be relatively quick, all things considered.
Yes, logically, this was the correct course of action. And as the Old Spider - the Napoleon of Crime - he should let it happen, and not feel a single thing for it.
...and yet.
and yet.
He's bodily in front of Kaito before he can even really comprehend what he's doing, arms flung out and a roar coming out of his mouth-]
NO!
[ - because, despite himself, despite everything the world says about him...
Perhaps, in the end, he really does have a Good core in him somewhere.]