We can play another game some other time, but right now I'm in need of information. It wouldn't be fun if we're not on an evening playing field, no?

[There's no need for him to be gentle with Nikolai. He has been quite pleasant, and based on their current interaction he can posit that they have been grown familiar with the previous Dazai. However, this Dazai does not need to carry the same sentiment: he is, at the end of the day, one of the people responsible for the Agency's current downfall.

He may have no quarrel with the clown, but he doesn't need to play along for his amusement, either.]