The lack of fight in Atsushi's words only angers Akutagawa further. He's giving up? This easily? "You're a disgrace." This pathetic heap of a ball on the ground is the one that Dazai has chosen over him? Akutagawa's hands ball into fists, but Rashoumon disappears until Akutagawa's coat has returned to normal.

As much as he wants forsake his promise and murder Atsushi, he is a man of his word. He'll let Atsushi go this time. It's clear that he's at least won the fight, regardless of hollow the victory is.

He has not, however, given up on his package. Stained or not, Akutagawa has a job to complete and he intends to see it through. He's offer his strictest apologies, of course, but bloodied and battered is par for the course for him. If the man hiring him had wanted anything else, he should have hired another courier.

"As long as the contents are still in tact, I do not care about the packaging." He kneels down, staring at Atsushi with intensity.