We definitely have the NPC they want. And there's that other method of deNPCing people, but it should be kept as a last resort for obvious reasons.

[She definitely ought to already know the situation with Kohaku, so he's just stating his stance on going down that route again, given the contents of her announcement earlier.]

That's about it. That bastard and his NPC haven't said or done anything in a while, so it's down to a slow-paced attrition.