Fushimi Roku felt his facial muscles were a bit stiff; he hadn't put on such a strong smile in a long time. Usually, a slight smile was enough to appease the believers, but considering the mess he was in right now, he had no choice but to smile.
When Minamoto Tamako uttered those seven words, "I want to hear you say it yourself," Fushimi Roku was already weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
If he were to break with Minamoto Tamako, the little nest egg at home certainly wouldn't hold up. It's possible that she's already searched through his room and is now coming with answers to ask questions;
Secondly, without the cover of being a good partner, Minamoto Tamako is likely to come to her senses and secretly investigate him as the prime suspect. When that happens, his leisure days would be over.
He's certainly not like Kazama Tatsuya, who became an accomplice just for his daughter... Fushimi Roku knows in his heart whether he deserves leniency outside the law.
