[He removes a pair of journals from the drawer. Papers rustle as he sorts through the medical data he had recorded for Jude to adapt. It feels like so long ago.]

In my defense I did try to warn Munakata-san months ago. I only came to a great deal of this recently. It was just pieces before. Like looking at a shattered window.

[He had used every chance. If anyone called it being manipulative, he had to disagree. It isn't like he pulled their strings and ran them around in circles like he could have.] It wasn't us. We only took the blame so the world could keep recovering.