[He can't tell her, of course. The gross details accompanying the first murder aren't something she needs to know, especially if she knew the victim. And his swirling thoughts about Esikko aren't something she can help him with, either.
He thinks, oddly enough, about Nagisa: how there was clearly something going on with him back home, how he hadn't been the same since visiting that temple. But Hiyori didn't press him for any answers. No, on the contrary, he pretended not to see that there was something wrong. But what good did that do?
He stares down at his ice cream for a moment, before he shakes that thought—all those thoughts—and turns his attention back to Topaz.]
You said you know the first victim. ["Know," not "knew."] Does that mean they're still here?
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He thinks, oddly enough, about Nagisa: how there was clearly something going on with him back home, how he hadn't been the same since visiting that temple. But Hiyori didn't press him for any answers. No, on the contrary, he pretended not to see that there was something wrong. But what good did that do?
He stares down at his ice cream for a moment, before he shakes that thought—all those thoughts—and turns his attention back to Topaz.]
You said you know the first victim. ["Know," not "knew."] Does that mean they're still here?