Part 93: Episode 85: Infiltration













Yuuya has been helping us all this time, and I don’t want to suspect him. But he’s clearly been hiding the truth…


It’s not impossible, but… from what we’ve seen so far, the most likely conclusion is that they’re working together.


I want to go confront them now, but with only Anghel’s testimony, our evidence is a little weak.
They’ll probably slip out of it again if we go now. They’re both much more eloquent than I am, and they’ll try to dodge the issue…
Which means--

The music stops.





The door opened from behind us, and I turned to see who was entering the office before hearing a familiar voice.








Maybe I should write in the notes before I go to the infirmary.

After finishing up my notes, both Sakuya and I left the office and parted in order to fulfill our missions.
I could only hope that Sakuya would be safe on his own.
The sound of glass breaking is heard.










The music stops.














…Only Dr. Iwamine and Nanaki here now.



Stupid mongrel! Stop pretending to be migratory and get back here so I can distract you.
I wanted to occupy both of them, if possible, but… At least they don’t realize that we suspect them yet. Just the doctor should be enough.


My body has never required me to visit the infirmary. I have not had much occasion to talk to the doctor since moving here, but I can read his expression perfectly well all the same.
It says “I’m not telling you anything”.



That’s right. I must be perfectly logical in all things.


Completely flat. Does he never speak with emotion?









The music stops.
While I worried about Sakuya, I had plenty of my own problems to deal with.

Has it been locked ever since the alarm this morning? The doctor went straight to the lab to begin the autopsy, and I think he’s been with somebirdie else ever since.

I took the key and carefully placed it into the hole, praying that it would work.


After a few tense moments, I heard the faint click of the door unlocking.

I took a tentative step into the infirmary.

But, where do I start? The longer I spend poking around in corners, the bigger the risk that I’ll get caught…
I need to remember… I’ve been in here a lot, every time I got sick. Where would the doctor hide something he didn’t want anyone else to see…?

It would seem he keeps his drawers locked tight.

This lock gave way much easier than the door did.
Inside are… medical records? He’s probably supposed to keep personal information locked up… Though I never really thought of him as the respectful type.
There are only one, two, three… four files. The names are--


I’m not surprised to see a file on me in here, but… Goon and Sakuya never had any reason to be in here. And--

Looking closely, Nageki’s folder says “St. Pigeonation’s Medical Center” on the side, while the others don’t. And the date is from five years ago. Did he take this from the medical center?
Since it’s here… He must know something about the fire back then.
Are the other three… records from physical exams? They’re full of strange symbols and numbers, and I’m not sure what they mean.
As I flipped through the last file, something grabbed my attention.

Sakuya’s has a second piece of paper in it. It looks like some sort of memo or--

A sudden, blinding pain in the back of my head. I can’t move.
I fall, unconscious.
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