From the very beginning, she had been casting expectant glances at Aoto.
She was hoping to hear the answer she longed for from Aoto.
However... at this moment, a trace of loneliness uncontrollably crossed her eyes.
Because Aoto remained silent.
Aoto's mind... had not fully recovered from being "stunned."
He had not yet completely digested the shock caused by "Cat Monk is Mukiwa," and had already received the request to "jointly resolve the 'Street Killing Incident.'"...
Feeling his head swelling slightly, Aoto bent his right index finger and rubbed his brow lightly with the second joint of that finger.
A Street Killing Incident targeting Hieda specifically...
What does such a thing have to do with me—Aoto heard this "voice" emerging in his mind.
This "voice" went on to tell him: Going with Miss Kinoshita to handle this incident that the Magistrate's Office won't care about... there's no benefit in that at all.
