Akutagawa doesn't want to deny an order from a direct superior, but this is a considerably harder task than something simple like assassination. Akutagawa prefers to be on his own, avoiding conversation wherever he can. He has colleagues in the mafia, but no friends.

And he likes it that way.

"What do I talk about?" There's something almost innocent about the question and the way Akutagawa seems genuinely bewildered. Then: "Perhaps I should just sleep with them instead." That made friends. Right? Right.