[ His frame of reference for jobs like these is pitifully narrow at best: all he knows is that he should keep an eye on Lili, keep her safe while doing reconnaissance. His loyalties aren't much of an issue given that he hardly knows her father, not enough to give him any sense of obligation to the elusive head of this massive organization.

So his reply is immediate. It's almost as if he doesn't question himself at all. ]

Ah, well... I answer to you. So, yes.

[ And maybe it's misplaced here, but he even looks a bit bashful. Maybe this is just standard mafia talk, but it does sound so forward...! When in Rome, though, right.

(It's a little strange to think that someone so scrawny and unassuming could ever pose as a bodyguard, but there are things about Atsushi that aren't strictly normal.) ]

Outwardly I'll have to be casual with you, because... of the cover story. It can't be helped, but I'm sorry...?

[ His laugh is a little dry, as if he's not already being way too casual to the daughter of a man who owns a majority of this city. ]