Yeah; he was the 'second in command,' I guess you could say.

[ Was... is? It was hard to say. Did those guys keep their little gang going after the whole crap with Kagutsuchi? He didn't see why they would break up after that, but who even knew. ]

Their group got together to solve the murders I started. Really, they were the only ones that could, given the circumstances with the TV world-- er... Metaverse, I guess? We didn't know it had an actual name.

There was another group before them, too, operating out of Iwatodai. Kirijo Corporation ring any bells?