Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-26150601-20151004182926/@comment-26841482-20151005164427

Arrogance is both, a state of mind and the body. It's not because a person is arrogant, their thought process changes. But, the opposite. Also, the way they carry themselves in front of others shows their arrogant nature.

Arima has done neither of those things. Him praising Kaneki was just that. Praise. He was simply acknowledging Kaneki's strength, not being arrogant about his own prowess. Though, this could've been taken either way, depending on the readers view of things.

As for him being so hard on Hirako? That's justified, given the relationship between a superior and their subordinate. Naturally, a person would want their underling to perform the best they can and for them to do so, the superior would be hard on them. Plus, given their job, Arima has every right to be hard on Hirako, if it meant that Hirako would survive another day. I really don't think that this is anything out of the ordinary.

Arima, being the rather antisocial individual he is, doesn't know how to carry out a conversation without appearing as "arrogant" or something like that. He just speaks his mind, if he wants to.