[Construe things as much as you want, Gentlemen. Koumei simply knew that it was better to form alliances in this city.]

Lord Zihuan holds a similar political and social standing that we do, Kouha, [Koumei explained, ignoring any silent signals that were happening between them.] Additionally, the culture of his homeland is not dissimilar to that of our own, unlike many of the soldiers in these apartments-- they're more similar to the Kingdom of Kina, with the Seven Sea's Alliance.

You can speak with him freely. He understands what this world is like.