Akane Kishimoto

“In short─intelligence is a matter of speed. However masterful a given strategy, with enough time, any player could mimic it… The crux lies in not spending that time.”

He was so obviously suspicious, and though it’s a vague way to put it, he gave off the definite air of being a character. A character. The real deal? Or some fake? That, I couldn’t decide just from looking. He clearly seemed out of place in our town, or maybe the opposite, considering all that I’ve gone through lately─the exact kind of person you’d expect to find. Yes, in a nutshell… Dubious. An ominous man.

It’s impossible to be fair to all of the people, all of the time. Taking someone’s side means not taking somebody else’s. It means being on somebody’s opposite side. Defenders of justice─only ever sided with justice. They were enemies of all but justice. You couldn’t fake it. In short, justice is─ready to betray us all.

Kidnapper: We have your employee.