"I should have known better than bring up a personal problem." Naoki quietly mutters more so to himself, before ends up sighing. Would have scratched his hair if it weren't for job policies and this ponytail he’s wearing right now. Everyone does have secrets that need to be private, which apply to him as well; then again that kid could've stopped before answer. After several moments, he considers suggesting something but held his tongue to avoid further pursuing this matter.
Instead he asks, "...Any more questions?" Aside from how to return to the home place the kid comes from or something he wouldn't able to know how. Best to answer with what he can, avoid asking more questions that would ending up creating more complications since he starting to run out topics on his end. At least until things calms down… Although seeing that kind of expression, quite awhile.
Meanwhile, he still keeps his hearing out to the conversation down below. Trying to keeping his expression neutral when he caught the words about the testing facilities...
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Ranger glanced toward to the door as well when the kid yells, which even he can hear it. The old man nodded, grimace at the piece of information toward to 'Very High Anomaly' Phenomenon' and testing facility. "Last question. What would be the motive for that group of Purity Corps' action?"
He would have added theoretical, but his mind is already in the works on that. All it needs is one more piece of information to narrow things down, definitely.