[the sound of saitou's voice doesn't startle souji by any means, but it does serve to annoy him.]

...You don't have to spoil my fun you know, Saitou-kun. [there's a definite tone of disdain in his voice, one that differs from what had been directed at yuuki. the hand that was reaching for his sword drops; if nothing else, saitou remains effective at tightening the leash.

for now, at least. souji knows that if he takes it too far, saitou will put a stop to it. of course, souji's not even sure he was planning to actually kid the kid, but he's not about to admit to that, either. he falls quiet for a moment, only snerking at yuuki's muttered commentary before giving her a somewhat unrelated response.]

Ahh, how lucky for you. It looks like the other mother hen gets to be your savior today.