"Adrian, if I'm talking, don't butt in."
'!?'
"I-I understand, Young Master," Adrian's eyes widened hearing such harsh words, turning his gaze downward, accompanied by other Crawfords, who also felt slightly awkward but were helpless.
"H-How dare you, puny brain!" Tictric, seeing the young man acting all mighty against him and his friend Adrian Crawford, felt his anger rising, which was exactly what Ryuk wanted.
Naturally, being of the same race, Tictric would have held dissatisfaction towards the Crawfords too if his words proved harsher for this tiny creature, which would have a bad impact on their relationship.
To put it simply, he wanted to remove this prideful attitude from them without harming their relationship with the Crawfords in the long run.