Kikue Tanaka still had doubts about this, but Tooru Amuro, who knew Tangze's nature well, did not.
He was certain that Tangze suddenly stepping forward and making such arrangements meant that he had not only noticed something was wrong, but had already anticipated how things would develop. That was why he had intervened in the gathering's original plans without hesitation.
So, before anyone else could continue asking questions, he clapped his hands. Once he had everyone's attention, he said in a matter-of-fact, certain tone, "Well, the tasks have all been assigned. There shouldn't be any problems now, right? This way, even if Mr. Nishiyama is absent, it won't affect the event..."
"Eh, you know the King of Escape's real name too?" Yoshinori Ara asked in surprise.
"Yes, he mentioned it in emails and private messages when we were discussing a few things before." Tooru Amuro, who had actually coaxed that information out of someone during conversation, waved a hand. "You could try contacting him again."
At that, he glanced sidelong at Tangze, who was watching with interest, and changed the way he phrased the question. "Though it's possible he was simply delayed on the road or had something come up at the last minute, you know why we're meeting this time..."
His tone was grave, and his voice grew lower and lower, as though he truly knew the inside story and was deeply worried.
Meanwhile, Sonoko Suzuki herself looked genuinely confused when she heard him.
The purpose of the meeting? Did they have some other purpose for meeting up?
"That makes sense." Yoshinori Ara nodded and said worriedly, "The King of Escape and Kagemasa have never gotten along. If they happened to run into each other on the way here, learned each other's identities beforehand, and had some sort of