Thank you for the compliment. That was the idea, yes, and please, save it. Divination is very real where I'm from, and I never took any interest during my entire lifetime as a magus. I'm quite fond of chance, but I'll hold onto your sentiment.
[Her pounding on the door gets more frantic.] Please, Miss Yuzu, it's all right! Touko Aozaki is undoubtedly the killer, so you do not have to worry about voting for the wrong person!
I don't believe that you are a villain, but what you did was inexcusable. If you wanted to prove a point to them why did you have to desecrate her corpse like that!? Wasn't murdering her enough?
[He takes a deep breath and tries to calm down but his voice is still shaking]
I'm sorry... I'll remember the kind words you said to me but I can't forgive you for this... She was my friend.
[ and suddenly with her glasses removed clyde was aware of how attractive touko was I'M KIDDING ]
...Well, I ain't gonna lie, Miss Touko. Cuttin' Miss Belarus up like that was fucked up, if you'll pardon my language. But besides that, since I bet plenty of people will ask about that, why Altman too?
You shouldn't forgive me, you'd lose respect and acknowledgement from everyone in this room if you sink that low. If you can figure out that a point was involved, why not think about it? My only regret is that people like you and Anastasia had to be dragged in a mess like this. Take care of yourself; this isn't going to stop.
[She's surprised enough by the gesture that Gundam will be able to hold her back for now, but she's still clearly on the edge of launching herself into an attack at any moment.]
I cannot just sit by and watch while someone innocent may die right before our eyes! The only fool here is the hostess if she thinks she will be able to defend herself against me!
Altman was the original target, he was quiet and his route was easy to predict. Belarus was a luck kill. I did wanted to take out two, so it worked out in the end.
[Yeah, it is very, very abnormal for him to come near someone else, let alone physically touch them.]
You are a fool. That woman is not physically here. She will not allow us to harm her. To attack her is futile. It will do nothing for Yuzu Aihara. It will only seal her fate.
It is offensive to me to watch one I have shared my secret techniques with behave thusly, so I cannot allow it.
[ Some part of Anastasia had continued to hope that it was a mistake, that somehow they'd just gotten things wrong... but when that hope is crushed, it sparks an outburst. ]
How could you? I liked you. I wanted to believe it wasn't you, I— I couldn't even vote for you! But... you're not even sorry at all, are you? All your kindness... It was all an act?
[He does stop once she does that. He would be in trouble now if anyone had to check his shoulder for bruises. But after a few times with no give, he stands and watches.]
No. Brute force will not be the method that opens it. But there will be a method. I will find it.
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