Nanami nods. There it is again, the double standard to which Inumaki is held—operating on his own unless something forces the Elders to make him work with someone else. That's one of the reasons Nanami agreed to all the assessment missions. The rules required a first grade sorcerer to observe Inumaki work. That means being there to work together if things go to utter shit. How Shibuya went shouldn't, on the understanding of performance, knock anyone's potential promotion. However, Nanami doesn't give two shits of that in face of the cruel reality that Inumaki working alone has caused.

"Shibuya was a colossal fuck up and failure," Nanami agrees. "We were outplanned and outmaneuvered from the beginning." Outnumbered too when it comes to special grades. Once Gojo was out...

Shame that's where Nanami died, but it is what it is. Sometimes it's like that. At least Inumaki has a chance to carry on if he can get past it. That can take years, if not a lifetime.

"It is bullshit," Nanami agrees, "They approved of it at the time, but they never take responsibility." A little freer than Nanami usually speaks, but the Elders aren't here. He's dead. What's the point?