"So mean!"

That was Masanori's counter, his facade tossed to the wayside with less care than he might have given a sack of rice. His expression was made to betray some seemingly real degree of hurt. Whether it was sincere or not was left to Ami decide, but he pushed past it quickly, heaving an exasperated sigh that terminates with a rather abrupt and simple disclosure.

"It's for the fort," he said.