"Keep an eye on Calvados? With what?" Vodka felt frustrated. Brother Gin must have some slight misunderstanding about my capabilities...
He had plenty of complaints, but now that things had come to this, he could hardly shove the assignment back in Brother Gin's face. With that in mind, Vodka could only adjust his attitude and get to work.
Listening to Calvados's complaints, he tried to persuade him. "The mission to silence Chizo Ogura has already been canceled. What do you need a gun for? Besides, why have you been staying in Osaka all this time? Wasn't it because your assassination was too high-profile, making the Osaka Police tighten their search considerably?
"Now that you're unburdened by a gun, this is the perfect time to return to Tokyo. If they issue you another gun and you get caught the moment you step outside, the person who approved it will get dragged down with you. Give up. They'll never approve a gun for you."
"..." Hearing that casual remark about being "unburdened by a gun," Calvados's fury nearly became tangible.
He wanted to snatch Vodka's gun right in front of him and let the man experience what it felt like to have the foundation of his existence taken away... But even as he clenched his fist, Calvados suddenly realized: where would Vodka even get a gun?
To avoid trouble, that idiot had long since started carrying a Tranquilizer Gun whenever he went out.
That fact left Calvados silent for a moment, gradually sobering him up. "..." Forget it. What was the point of talking to trash like this? You couldn't discuss ice with a summer insect. He just had to treat him as an annoying accessory that followed him around.
He stopped paying attention to Vodka and began thinking on his own.