That wasn't quite reassuring to Mitsutada, as it sounded a lot like a mercenary mentality - allegiance to coin was whimsical, and not the fun kind.

"Fair enough," Mitsutada said. "We all have loyalties beyond this island of some sort, after all."

He reached into his pocket and found his phone, which he pulled out and flipped over to his stopwatch app. "Please do two laps around the house. Your time begins now."

Now he was just messing with him.