"Sounds about right." Despite the agreement, he grimaced too. Couldn't help it - couldn't help but wonder what if--- But it didn't matter. The actors had followed their course and no one... no. Kouya had changed.

He pushed that train of thought aside with an internal sigh. You'd think that after so long it could stop matter so much.

"People are very good at both of those things... so maybe those Igheeri will actually listen to what you said and change, even if you didn't intentionally mean it," Rokuta said with a twitch of his head and a brief smile, "though I guess I could've been more careful."

Even if he'd been sure he'd taken all due care, leaving early enough the city had been quiet with sleep, still. He still wasn't sure how they'd picked up on it... or maybe it was just a good guess.