[There's another little huff of an amused laugh, though he nods in understanding.]

Mm, I think it's loud and clear, friend! Though Taako himself is so infuriatingly likeable that I feel he's relatively safe here, at least.

[Like, relatively. He still has no idea who's killing or how they're choosing victims, but at least "indiscriminate killing because of demons and demon curses" is out.]

--The two of you have known each other for a long time, right?