[Many things are odd about the Lord of Nixtorm's... ah, that's not really him, is he... well, Mitsuhide's behavior. First of all, the way he seems to refuse to hand the shamisen over to Nobuchika...]

So this was Father's, huh? I see... And yeah, Gyarados is my strongest Pokémon. Don't worry, it won't hurt you.

[... And then there's the fact that apparently Mitsuhide needs to remind Nobuchika what Nobuchika's own father is like. As inexperienced as Nobuchika is of life, that is not a good sign. That can never be a good sign.

You can tell he comes to a realization because his smile fades and he blinks a bit, sympathy for the man's sadness forming in his hazel eyes.]

... Something happened to Father, didn't it...