...firstly, I apologize for being so direct, considering what just happened. I promise I would not come to you with this under these circumstances unless I truly felt I needed to, but I... have to know.
[he's equally exhausted, and definitely still tense.]
Given that Guy-san was unable to answer, I-- can you tell me which of yours must be chosen? I will use that favor if I must.
[will they find out monday? sure. is waiting literally going to kill him when they don't know who got ray? absofuckinlutely.]
We didn't exactly get the chance. He was so focused on what he was trying to do, and then they knocked him unconscious.
[which-- ishi just shakes his head, sighing. whatever was going on with him, it seemed necessary, but not being able to get anything out of him is difficult to deal with. who knows if he'll be any better when he's conscious.]
Might be better for him if he's knocked out anyway.
[But okay.] ...by godly law, I have to choose the guilty one. Even if I could swap to someone I like less, it wouldn't be possible if someone under my following actually killed.
If he's not yours, I would like to know who is. I-
[he takes a moment to gather himself, exhales slowly.]
I am not planning anything beyond trying to figure out if Ray-kun's murderer is the one who belongs to you. I know we will find out one way or the other, but...
The others will be in quite a state, for as long as we do not know. I cannot afford to wait for that right now.
['the others', he says, like he's not also roughly this close to losing it if they're letting ray's killer go uncaught.]
If I may have the answer to any question, through any means necessary-- it is that one.
...look. I feel for you. I do. This sucks. But there are certain rules we have to abide by, too. All I can tell you is that my guilty follower killed two people. You have the rest of the information to reverse engineer an answer.
[if that's all he can say then ishi doesn't have time to waste, zero argument!! he just offers a deep bow, straightening slowly before he turns to go.]
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[he's equally exhausted, and definitely still tense.]
Given that Guy-san was unable to answer, I-- can you tell me which of yours must be chosen? I will use that favor if I must.
[will they find out monday? sure. is waiting literally going to kill him when they don't know who got ray? absofuckinlutely.]
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What exactly did you ask Guy in the first place?
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[which-- ishi just shakes his head, sighing. whatever was going on with him, it seemed necessary, but not being able to get anything out of him is difficult to deal with. who knows if he'll be any better when he's conscious.]
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[But okay.] ...by godly law, I have to choose the guilty one. Even if I could swap to someone I like less, it wouldn't be possible if someone under my following actually killed.
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[the entire reason he came straight here, honestly.]
We did not get his alignment out of him, and if he does not belong to you, then...
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[he takes a moment to gather himself, exhales slowly.]
I am not planning anything beyond trying to figure out if Ray-kun's murderer is the one who belongs to you. I know we will find out one way or the other, but...
The others will be in quite a state, for as long as we do not know. I cannot afford to wait for that right now.
['the others', he says, like he's not also roughly this close to losing it if they're letting ray's killer go uncaught.]
If I may have the answer to any question, through any means necessary-- it is that one.
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[he pauses there, still tense, but hesitant for a moment.]
I have other work to do, then, but as always-- you may call on me.
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I appreciate that. I think we will need it.