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Okiya Subaru: "!!"

Thinking about the media's unintentional assessment, then about the way Uzo carried out missions, Okiya Subaru suddenly made a horrifying connection. Distracted, he caught his foot on the curb and staggered two steps before regaining his balance.

Ahead, the mixed-race little girl beside Jiang Xia heard the commotion and turned back to look at him in surprise.

When her gaze fell on Okiya Subaru's glasses, Haibara Ai seemed to decide that this was normal enough for a nearsighted person driven mad by academic papers. She turned back without much concern and continued on her way.

"Um... I'm a little worried about that gentleman from earlier. I have a feeling he might do something impulsive." Okiya Subaru casually found an excuse and said to Jiang Xia like a concerned passerby, "I can't really help much with investigating cases, so why don't I go check on him... If you need any help, you can come find me anytime."

Jiang Xia nodded, grabbed the three Bear Children who wanted to sneak away with Okiya Subaru, and watched his departing back.

...His new subordinate's expression had been a little strange just now, and it had vaguely felt familiar.

Jiang Xia thought back carefully and realized that Okiya Subaru's expression had been much like the one he had worn when he suddenly discovered that "Uzo wasn't some great benevolent person." It was as though he had uncovered some incredible secret...

"..."

...Could this bespectacled kid who loved overthinking be trying to peel off his Persona?

Jiang Xia rubbed his chin and considered it from Okiya Subaru's perspective. It didn't seem like an easy thing to do.

—First of all, unless Okiya Subaru or Akai Shuichi rose to a position like Gin's within a year, there was no way they could uncover the