[Numbers could be exchanged! Steinbeck had a burner phone, so they could be in contact.

Later, when they were leaving the forest, Bedivere seemed dissatisfied. Even praise from Dazai and a meal didn't pick up his mood at all.]

I wasn't careful. If you hadn't struck a deal with that Master, he would have overwhelmed me. And if they hadn't been going for a capture instead of a kill, I would have been eliminated. My skills have gotten rusty.

[It seemed he was his own worst critic. Even takoyaki didn't help his mood.]