Talk:Semiautomagic/@comment-37001904-20190117065353

(I apologize for replying here; for some reason, the last message won't let me reply directly to it.)

It seems odd to suggest that Grigori (or any of the three "main" factions, for that matter) doesn't operate on a worldwide basis, or that Japan is its only focal point for activity. Honestly, I'll even say it strains credulity. I'll grant that the series is Japan-focused and we don't get much of a look outside it, but I figured that was because Issei and many of the others are Japanese, so the storyline focus was there.

(I'll definitely admit that this is mental filling-in-the-blanks and supposition by me.  However, it seems logical to me that Japan is not the only location of importance to the Three Factions.  I'm certain they have operations and interests in (for example) Toronto, or Andalusia, or Kiev that they want to control/secure...)

The "misdirection" I referenced was the ability to use gun-wielding criminals in Japan (such that there are) as patsies for any activity the Grigori carries out in Japan. As for why Issei has one, well... that is part of a semi-abandoned fanfic project that has yet to leave the notes stage, so all I can say to that is "there's a reason he has it, and dealing with having it while living in Japan with its gun laws would be part of the fic's storyline."