Summary

Katagiri then asks Frog why Frog has chosen Katagiri to assist in this mission. Frog says that he has profound respect for Katagiri, as Katagiri has accepted dangerous and unglamorous job assignments for years and has always worked with courage and efficiency. Moreover, Katagiri has never complained about a lack of promotion. Frog also comments on the fact that after Katagiri’s parents died, Katagiri put his brother and sister through college and helped arrange marriages for them, with no benefits to Katagiri, and Katagiri does not mind his siblings’ lack of gratitude. Frog says that there is no one he trusts more than he trusts Katagiri. Frog then simply says that he knows all of these things about Katagiri because Frog makes sure to keep track of important things in life. Katagiri, asks why Frog does not enlist the help of someone with...