Mikado laughs a little awkwardly, a blush coming to his cheeks.

"I didn't realize that at first. When I first came to the city and saw violence firsthand, it wasn't anything like what I had expected. There's no glamour at all in it, and it's dirty and scary and ugly. I barely managed to stand my ground at all. Did you feel that way, the first time you encountered violence?"

It seems obvious the other boy has, after all.