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"Uncle Krauss Ushiromiya's motorboat is being repaired and isn't on the island right now, so I suppose we can only wait for Monday's boat."
"How could something this absurd happen? Six people died. The telephone and radio don't work, and there isn't even a boat. Until the typhoon passes and the next boat arrives—until tomorrow morning—we can't even contact the police, yet we have to stay on this island?"
"That means the culprit who killed Uncle and the others is trapped on this island too, just like us."
"That's true. The killer who murdered them is still on this island."
"The killer who murdered Dad and the others can't escape this island. He's still hiding somewhere here. Damn it, damn it, damn it! I'll find that bastard. Don't think I'm handing him over to the police. I'll tear him limb from limb myself."
"..."
Only then did Maria notice that something was wrong in the parlor.
Strictly speaking, it was not that she sensed anything strange. She simply felt upset at being ignored while everyone else discussed something so intensely without her, making her feel excluded.
"Jessica, did someone die?"
Her tone truly showed that she had no idea what was going on.
She said it as though it had nothing to do with her, as if they were discussing characters in a television drama. That was probably what Jessica found so infuriating.
Jessica shouted at Maria, as though demanding to know how she could see everyone so grief-stricken and still not understand what had happened.
"They died. Everyone died. My dad, Lin Yan's dad and mom, Mr. Goda, Shannon... and even your mother, Maria. They're all dead."
"Stop it, Jessica. You aren't the only one who's hurting."
"Maria, this will probably shock you, but listen