Honjowara -sama briefly looks to her with a stern eye. "Twice now you have thwarted the attacks of assassins. In this latest incident, you were seen in the best possible light, full of compassion for an old man's bruises, then, alone, acting boldly, selflessly in the face of destruction. This has not passed unnoticed, Machiko. Word has traveled throughout Nagato Combine. This morning, there are many who take a new pride in belonging to an organization defended by the bold warriors of the Guard."