[ Ah. It is because Mitsuri is how she is that Shinobu feels a little of the weight on her shoulders lift, enough so that that her lips curve into something that can almost be called a smile.

Hadn't she called Mitsuri's personality something like salvation before?

Her smile is quick to fade, though, but she clasps Mitsuri's hands in return, gently, gratefully. ]

I know. I won't stop searching for a way to change what the future could be, but even if Zoe-san doesn't realize the full gravity of this situation....

There is still the mystery behind the other deaths to solve.

[ There sure are other murderers out there, not to mention finding out how this ritual came to be in the first place. ]