Although many mysteries remained unsolved, after rescuing Satono Chie, some questions could finally be answered.
"So, Miss Airi, are you saying... the victims in the first three cases were actually killed by themselves?"
Everyone found Airi's conclusion utterly unbelievable, but Airi nodded.
"Based on what happened to Satono Chie, I think this judgment is reasonable. According to my previous investigation, the victims of the first three murders were all in bad situations before they disappeared. Under those circumstances, the negative emotions in their hearts would definitely have been amplified. Looking at Satono Chie's case, I think they may also have encountered something similar. Everyone has thoughts and secrets deep down that they do not want to tell others. Once those are exposed, they will inevitably reject them."
"This..."
Hearing this, everyone found it difficult to accept. But the facts were right before them. They had indeed seen the other Satono Chie immediately transform into a powerful Shadow Monster after Chie refused to accept her.
Gakuhou Yukari looked at Airi in disbelief.
"So you mean those three people also faced another version of themselves, refused to accept them, and then those other selves turned into Shadows and killed the originals?"
"That was more or less what happened."
Airi took out her phone and glanced at the photos on it.
"It also matches the autopsy reports. According to the reports, all three victims suffered severe injuries from extreme twisting and tearing. Even if an ordinary person wanted to do that, they could not achieve that level of damage. If they were killed by Shadow Monsters, then the condition of their bodies can be explained."
"Ugh..."
Seeing the gruesome state of the three corpses displayed on Airi's phone screen, everyone went pale and hurriedly looked away. Airi promptly put her phone away, but