A sense of smugness falls clearly over Joshuaâs expression. His bluff is working; Sho has no way to discount his words as anything aside from truth. He can see the tension that filters through the other, tilting his head a bit and narrowing his eyes in mild amusement.
 This is going plenty well. His pride swells with each step around the truth he takes, dancing until he can dizzy the former Game Master into utter confusion. He can win this- getting out of this situation alive shouldnât be a problem if he plays his next few cards properly.
 Even with the barrel of the gun pointed towards his chest (to which is hand involuntarily twitches at), his smile doesnât waver. â Still as determined as ever to take my throne, huh? As annoying as it was towards the end, itâs almost admirable, â Joshua muses. His attention focuses on his enemyâs shoulder briefly, a flash of the incident at Udagawa running through his head.
 ( ⊠Neku wonât be too happy about Minamimotoâs presence either. )
 â I know you will. What would you be if you werenât always working out the best way to kill me? If you find the answer any time soon, Iâll gladly take you up on an offer to battle.
 It could help both of us avoid freezing in these horrendous temperatures. Not that I need much to avoid that, but⊠maybe you should change your fashion to fit. Weâre not in Shibuya anymore, after all. â
  The twitch doesnât escape him, not with the way his eyes are searching the Composer once, twice over for any small slip up, any slight weaknessâany sign that he could dig beneath the skin as much as the other. His jaw finally eased up and a chuckle slipped between wolfâs teeth; no snarl follows, but it doesnât need to.
  ( Isnât it funny? The Composer, actually fazed by the barrel of a gun held to him; itâs certainly not the first time thatâs happened. )
  â Of course Iâm still after it. I wonât stop until itâs my beauty that shines out over Shibuya. â
  The gun stays between the two but the arm holding it relaxes; it falls lower and lower until it sets sights at the ground by the Composerâs feet. His point was made, there was no use holding this âworthlessâ weapon up when both of them knew it was just a symbol, and nothing more. It couldnât do anything, right?
  ( Isnât it funny? The Composer, hiding in the wasteland, trying not to be spotted by someone who happens to be powerless. )
  â Two Old Angels Skipped Over Heaven Carrying A Harp. Iâll try not to keep you waiting for too long, then. â
  Itâs almost a shame this kid had to be the one to take down. There was almost something enjoyable about their interactions. Heâd yelled about the boy being dull before, but the truth was there wasnât a single moment that wasnât exciting about this chase. If anyone in any world was worthy of all the time and calculations spent getting here, it was definitely the current Composer. Shoâs whole face relaxes at this point, tension melting away as he regains his ever familiar cocky demeanor; the game started again, and he was finally ready to play.
  â Heh! Worried about me? Pop quiz: Whatâs the probability of your survival if you keep trying to âhelpâ the enemy? â
  Itâs almost a shame that this game would be a short one. He thinks he might actually miss these taunts and on-edge conversations.Â
  ( Isnât it funny? Weâre not in Shibuya anymore, after all. )