Hmm? [Frieda’s words sunk in, his smile - tinged with something other - returning.] Sure, I think she trusts me. But Yashiro is still herself, you know? I can’t really control what she does.

[It wasn’t like he could possess her since he wasn’t a ghost and they all theoretically didn’t have real bodies (right?), and sure, if it came down to it, Hanako had other methods he could use to get Yashiro’s compliance (the easiest of which was knocking her out), but still… he was extremely limited by comparison.

Frieda didn’t need to know that though!]

Of course! Warning received~ [Much like the others had been, though… Frieda’s seemed to hit him harder. Why was that? Was it because he knew what she said was true? If he couldn’t protect Yashiro, then surely he would regret it but… he couldn’t just not try.

Old habits died hard. Especially when she had been the first one in fifty years to get him to act, in a sense.] I’m glad we had this chat though~ That way all of your worries can be assuaged too!

[That really isn’t true, is it? Frieda would still be concerned, still seemed to meddle, but maybe that would work out in his favor too? The more people that cared for Yashiro, the better.]