Don't overthink it too much, Majima: you saving her ass made a debt, and she's just correcting it. The money is token at best.
But at his question, her smile falls a little, and she looks away, tugging firmly on her satchel to straighten it up again.
"Not really. I can't just go beating people up for it like you and Kiryu, and I haven't got anything to sell like Jon's trying to with the tape recorders." Her hands wring the satchel strap, twisting out the low anxiety her voice belies. "This seemed like the most straightforward way to get things, but." Her voice lowers a little, because she knows this is particularly illegal. "Someone else said I should try doing stuff like blackmail."
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But at his question, her smile falls a little, and she looks away, tugging firmly on her satchel to straighten it up again.
"Not really. I can't just go beating people up for it like you and Kiryu, and I haven't got anything to sell like Jon's trying to with the tape recorders." Her hands wring the satchel strap, twisting out the low anxiety her voice belies. "This seemed like the most straightforward way to get things, but." Her voice lowers a little, because she knows this is particularly illegal. "Someone else said I should try doing stuff like blackmail."