[Yeah, he can put two and two together. He remembers that beast from the first night, the implications that have been made to him, by several people, several times.]

[It's easy to read between the lines of what they're saying, with how distressed they are. As angry as he is, he can't blame them. But:] How do you know that you aren't being played? That "winning" this game really will end this? That you, or I, or anyone else won't be forced to go through all of this again? Shijima was.

[His voice softens - closer to the usual, protective Mattdad. His fight isn't with them, not truly. Not even with Pochi the shoe thief] Tell me where I can find the Judge. I can end this myself.