You are quite perceptive in the strangest of situations.

[ Is it an insult? Is it a compliment? It's both, so Sholmes can just pick whichever he wants more. Barok just doesn't like having his emotions accurately pinpointed by the great detective, even if technically they are the exact reason he called. ]

He was from a previous point in time compared to us. If there is a chance that he can make use of our encounters here as a warning... It is more incentive for us to fulfill our contracts as fast as we can, at any rate.