I do wonder about that.... [About summoning them, that is. The Department office-dwellers certainly didn't make it seem as though their arrivals and processing were predetermined, but that was also a narrative that made the Enma seem innocent of any meddling. Matoba wasn't sure, at this point, if he really believed that was the case. The Enma was a 「function」. Like a curse or a doll or even like the spirit of a tool, he was a god created by higher gods for a specific purpose, and to deviate from that would be highly irregular. But if it was the case, that might have been even more concerning.]

[Matoba glances around the room to consider if he agrees with Wei Wuxian's statement. After a pause, he says,] Anyone can be useful under the right circumstances.

[Which might sound like a damning assessment, but really, the context of what was useful here was too different from back home to properly judge what may or may not be needed, yet.]

[Viewing their comrades puts another thought to Matoba's mind, instead.] I wonder who will take control, in the next hours ahead.