Kaido had arranged this "venue" to find out what sort of personality the "Great Angel" had.
He had already seen his strength, after all. After reviewing their battle, Kaido felt that he could still win if he went all out.
No matter how powerful or fast an attack was, the act of attacking would always leave an opening.
Based on his combat experience, Kaido reckoned that a fight to the death against the "Great Angel" would most likely come down to even odds, with either of them capable of instantly killing the other.
As for his personality and mental resilience...
From what Kaido had seen so far, he considered Sephiroth above average.
There were two main reasons for that assessment. First, their ideals clashed. Second, perhaps because he was still young and inexperienced, Sephiroth seemed naive in certain respects.
But Kaido had not expected Yamato to charge in before he could take the next step.
"Sorry, angel boy..."
Glancing at his utterly witless fool of a son, Kaido sighed inwardly. If only my child were like the Great Angel.
"...This is my idiot son."
Although Sephiroth knew the circumstances, he still nearly blurted out a comment about those two oversized pieces of forward armor embodying the Will of D. This is your 'son'?
"Then why does she call herself 'Kozuki Oden'?"
With Yamato's intrusion, the ordinary courtesans had all retreated to one side. They looked questioningly at Black Maria, then hurried out of the reception room with small steps once she gave them permission.
"I want to become 'Kozuki Oden,' so I am 'Kozuki Oden.'"
Yamato ignored the departing courtesans. Behind her mask, her red eyes studied Sephiroth inquisitively.
"...Well, although I don't know why you admire that man..."
-She's seriously sick.
Sephiroth had known about this, but actually witnessing