[He'll stare for just a moment, in case, perhaps, she can take a guess. But hey.] Because I, the man Gongenzaka, saw it for myself, naturally..!

It is the reason which I took a contract myself; the opportunity to train here for such a time, without any time passing at home... ...it was a chance which I, the man Gongenzaka, could not afford to ignore!

[There is...a cough.] T-Though of course, she did not find that alone an acceptable trade for employment, so we were forced to settle upon a contract for a form of 'life insurance', so that I could be recovered in the event of anything unfortunate...

[Spoilers he has cashed that in Big Time]