Ikazuchi naturally moved to a tree that was a short distance from Vex and leaned his back against it while crossing his arms as he listened to her new question. He had to consider his relationship with the guild and his guildmaster due to it, and whether it truly was something he would fight for. Before his seclusion, the guild had simply been a matter of convenience that he didn’t care for. After returning, he felt discomforted to discover that it had been trampled during his absence. There was a slight sense of guilt and responsibility as he was one of the stronger members among the guild, so his presence could have made a difference. As for recently, he had started to integrate with the guild and come to accept it as a place where he belonged.
“Jikan, huh? Her fights are hers alone, but I would step in if someone were after her life. If she fights Kaito, she would need to deal with that on her own.” Ikazuchi was about to express himself regarding the guild, but he recalled another point that he wanted to add. “Ah, I would naturally help if she was being attacked by a group though.” He added this because he wasn’t one to pass up a chance to fight, and assisting in that situation matched his beliefs. It wasn’t impossible that he would fight another dark guild member alongside a light guild to balance the sides. “As for the guild itself, I like the place. I would fight to protect it, no matter who comes. I think that’s a pretty normal answer for someone who’s a part of a guild, right?”
Ikazuchi couldn’t help but grow curious after hearing the woman mention Kaito to this extent. It was clear that she had a large amount of interest in the man for him to have come up once again in their conversation. “I’m curious, what’s Kaito to you? Why are you so curious about him?” He knew that he could be stepping on a landmine by asking this, but he was simply too curious to restrain himself, especially after she questioned him multiple times.