This Machiko can well believe. Here, in all likelihood, she faces a man who is never guided by emotion, only intellect, the checks and balances of a merchant's records, the account sheets of an executive. What words would affect such a man? "Certain files I have read say that you rarely come down from Fuchi's tall towers. You do not generally micromanage operations. This leads me to wonder, Ito-san, why you are standing here now. What could your motivation be to speak with me? Why did you agree to this meeting? Why did you answer the telecom?"