I don't know. The yakuza way of life is very... [She pauses, and makes a taxing diplomatic effort to form the right word around her fangs.] Difficult to understand from the outside.

I've been making an effort, but the merit of designating certain members as non-persons or "tools" still escapes me.

[Peko makes it sound like Fuyuhiko isn't the person to hold this against, sure, but her testimony about his character is not necessarily to be trusted given their situation.]