"This is the kind of thing I had to do all the time," he says, hugging her tightly in return. "It's the kind of thing I wish you never had to see."

Not just the decisions, but this part of him. Gai Tsutsugami, leader of Funeral Parlor, the notorious terrorist organization. A man whose very presence could strike fear into people. The sort of man he'd hoped he wouldn't have to be here... but it looks as if fate won't be that kind to him.