Was the firing figurative, too?

Seppuku is a two person job. Does accepting the contract mean you volunteer to be the second (the person finishing the job by decapitation) for someone else’s ritual suicide?

That sounds like a thankless task, little gain in getting it right but a lot of embarrassment in screwing it up.

I would at least want hazard pay added to my contract if my job description was to include such a role.