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In the living room, Kotori sat on one side of the sofa. She glanced at Tobiichi Origami, who sat opposite her with an expression that kept strangers away, then at Wu Yan, who sat on the sofa beside them looking utterly dazed. Her brows knitted tightly together.
"Did something happen between you two just now? Or did I miss something?..."
"..." Both Wu Yan and Tobiichi Origami's eyelids twitched. Then, one vigorously shook his head while the other remained expressionless, as though she could not be bothered to explain. Their reactions only made Kotori narrow her eyes and snort coldly.
"Forget it. I can't be bothered to care what you two were doing just now..." Kotori pulled a small notebook and a pen from her pocket, uncapped the pen, opened the notebook, and grew serious.
"Then it's time for our questions and answers regarding 'phantom'..."
"'Phantom'..." Tobiichi Origami's brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Kotori.
"The 'phantom' you mean is that mysterious being who appeared before me that day, wrapped entirely in mosaic-like distortion so that even her figure and voice couldn't be seen clearly, correct?..."
"That's right!" Kotori perked up.
"That day, 'phantom' approached you on her own. Until Brother drove her away, there was a period of time when you were together. You must have talked, right?..." Kotori stared directly at Tobiichi Origami.
"I want to know the contents of that conversation!" After saying that, Kotori added solemnly.
"All of it!"
At those words, Tobiichi Origami's brows twitched. She lowered her head and pondered for a while, recalling her encounter with 'phantom' that day as she slowly reconstructed the entire process and conversation.