Chapter 5.32

“Now, let’s talk about Kuroyuki Shiroha.” I then continued. “So tell me… why weren’t your pictures exposed yet? Didn’t you fail your attempts on her, twice?”

“…You noticed, don’t you?” Persia murmured softly. “…I don’t know why, but among the lists, there are exceptions for failure— and all four of you are included.”

…Whoever is controlling Persia is quite the schemer itself. It’s keeping Persia within the sanity threshold so that she could continue to work.

“…No wonder, so failure is allowed for certain individuals...” I answered. “…And about the first attempt… I could understand when there are five guys confessing to her at once, but bringing weapons with them…? I don’t really get it. But if you hypnotised them to do so, then it’d be possible. And that’s the reason why you knew about Nightwalker’s fight.”

“…Indeed.”

“Don’t give me that,” I answered. “Why do you know she’s there (at the Pink Drop)…?”