It is not as simple as that. Honjowara -sama has already said that Sashi-san would speak only the truth. What she says may be unbelievable—as much a challenge to the spirit as to simple comprehension—but to seek confirmation from Honjowara -sama , that would be an intolerable affront. An insult directed at him personally. "I still have heard no compelling reasons why the records of my background should be falsified."