[ not the way that they could speak, at least. but they found a way to communicate outside of words, amazingly, or not so amazingly... who knows. what is important thought is— ]
He confirmed that Zoe was responsible for his death.
[At the very least, that dispels the cloud of doubt regarding everyone's judgment at the investigation. Still, it does nothing for Zoe's apparent inability to have grasped the severity of the situation. Zoe's crime, Anaido's death, and Shinobu's treatment after honing in on the culprit—all of it was unspeakably cruel.
Mitsuri wonders if Anaido knows about the other deaths that took on the same night. Before she can ask, Shinobu puts out an interesting statement.]
What do you mean?
[For a split second, she remembers the disparities in their memories.]
[ given how they were all there during her execution, it was very obvious that she didn't understand what she had done. there was no malice in what she did and perhaps that is what made it worse for him. they caught his murderer; he didn't execute an innocent, but...
either way, he pushes that aside to further focus on what shinobu brings up. time functioning differently? is it more like what they experienced in the lighthouse or something else...? his further commentary can wait until she explains her finding. ]
[Then it's entirely possible for one person to kill many in a single night. It's a chilling revelation. At the same time, this can be a double-edged sword.]
If that's true, we can take advantage of them during the investigation tomorrow, right?
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But at the mention of Anaido, she angles her head to watch Tomioka.]
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[ not the way that they could speak, at least. but they found a way to communicate outside of words, amazingly, or not so amazingly... who knows. what is important thought is— ]
He confirmed that Zoe was responsible for his death.
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Is that so? I wanted her to recognize the reality of the situation, but I wonder if she'll ever learn.
[ Would she, if she had more time? ]
That's one solved for sure, then. The other three....
[ Still are in various states of mystery. ]
I should mention also that time seemed to function differently in the secret passage I walked through.
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Mitsuri wonders if Anaido knows about the other deaths that took on the same night. Before she can ask, Shinobu puts out an interesting statement.]
What do you mean?
[For a split second, she remembers the disparities in their memories.]
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either way, he pushes that aside to further focus on what shinobu brings up. time functioning differently? is it more like what they experienced in the lighthouse or something else...? his further commentary can wait until she explains her finding. ]
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[ Well, it makes it more possible. ]
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If that's true, we can take advantage of them during the investigation tomorrow, right?