"You barely know me," he points out this time, but his own head cocks to the side in thought.

If he took him up on the offer they'd be 'contracted'. He'd be Aoba's property. While it would be easier to keep an eye on him that way, the whole situation rubbed Noiz the wrong way. The additional stipulations that came with it as well as some of the other aspects... If Aoba got punished instead for something Noiz did, the blond wasn't sure how he felt about it now. Had they ended up here a couple of days ago when he'd been searching for him just to beat his face during a game of Rhyme that would have been different.

"What are you expecting from me for this?" Nothing came for free.