... In my world, in my time, there's two ways. Apparently in Yu's time there's a different way, but... you're either born with it like me and Koromaru... or you were experimented on and one was forced into you like Minato, Jin, and Chidori. And Sasaki I guess, but.

[He wrinkles his nose at the last name, sighs, and looks back at the board.]

That's why they had to resort to this kind of thing. It's not like they had any sort of legitimate paperwork where they could get a job. And tey couldn't risk the Kirijo Group finding them when they'd spent so long trying to hide from them.