Hotel Room

1

Nagi

This might become the first time Ryui will be thankful for one of your inventions, Netaro.

Netaro

He has not been thankful for them before?! Even though they’re all miracle machines constructed by my genius?!

Toi

……

Ryui

Toi, you scared?

Toi

Y-Yeah…

Ryui

Don’t worry. It’s just gonna expose that demon fucker, not you.

Toi

But…

Kaede

(Toi-kun… He must still be dealing with a lot of stuff.)

…Maybe we don’t need to look at Oshisha-sama’s memories right now.

Toi

Chief…

Kaede

We can look for some other solutions first before we use Netaro-kun’s inventio⁠—

Ryui

We ain’t got the time. You don’t fuckin’ know what Toi’s goin’ through right now.

Kaede

Well…

Ryui

I don’t like it when outsiders like you try to stick their noses into things when they ain’t even know half a’ the goddamn issue. And don’t act like you could ever understa⁠—

Nagi

I don’t think we’re outsiders.

Yodaka

…Nagi.

2

Ryui

Huh? You wanna say that again?

Nagi

……

Kaede

Guys, don’t fi⁠—

Nagi

Chief, it’s okay. I can handle this.

Ryui, I won’t lie to you and say that we understand everything. But we aren’t outsiders.

If you’re worried about placing a burden on us…

Ryui

Fuckin’… I’m tryna say that none of you guys know what it’s like to see Toi in pain…! It’s more of a burden when assholes like you try to get all buddy-buddy with me without thinkin’ it through.

Nagi

But I am thinking it through.

Ryui

*scoff* Choice words from the guy who kept on bringin’ up that stupid-ass lucky pot earlier.

Nagi

I think it’s more weird that you try to decide what your relationship with us is like on your own, calling it a burden or a bother. It’s selfish.

Ryui

Selfish…? When we’ve been betrayed a million goddamn times?

We had our parents and other people in our family throw us into the most disgusting, twisted shit for years…! You have no fuckin’ idea how much we’ve⁠—

Toi

Stop!

Ryui & Nagi

!

Toi

Please stop…

(…People are happy when I tell their fortunes.)

(All of the people Brother Dearest left behind because he thought they were “disgusting” were happy… Our mother, our grandfather, and…)

Don’t say mean things about Aa-chama.

Ryui

Wha…

Toi

(If I turn into Aa-chama, will Brother Dearest leave me behind too? Will he call me disgusting?)

Aa-chama isn’t… They aren’t disgusting…!

Ryui

T-Toi, did they say somethin’ to you? Didja make some kinda deal with them? I can⁠—

Toi

They didn’t do anything! And they didn’t say anything either! I always go to Aa-chama for advice… They always help me when I need them!

Ryui

That ain’t⁠—

Toi

You don’t know anything about them, so stop being selfish and acting like you do!!

Ryui

……

Toi

Aa-chama isn’t our enemy. They aren’t ugly. Because Aa-chama… Aa-chama is…

(Who I’m turning into.)

So stop acting like that towards them…!

Ryui

Toi…

3

All

……

Toi

Ah…

No, Brother Dearest… No, I… No, no, no…

(Why did I…?)

I want to be a good person. I want to keep being the person that you love…!

Ryui

……

4

Ryui

It’s okay. It’s okay, Toi.

Toi

I’m sorry. Please don’t hate me. I’m so sorry. I’m…

Kaede

(I’m not sure what to do…)

Yodaka

…Let’s leave them alone for now.

Kaede

Right… Yes.

(That’s the only thing we can do…)

Netaro

Huh? What of the experiment? The demon’s memories?

Daniel

Let’s just go.

Netaro

Waaaagghh! Let me goooo!

Daniel

C’mon, Nagi. You too.

Nagi

…We’re not outsiders. We’re…

Timeskip

5

Toi

*yawn…*

(I’m lying in bed… When did I…?)

(My head…hurts…)

Ryui

Oh, you awake? You got a l’il fever, so get some sleep.

Toi

Brother Dearest…

Ryui

The other guys brought you some stuff. Yowa brought you a buncha weird-ass junk, but you got some sports drinks and instant senbei-jiru…

Toi

Something smells…nice…

Ryui

Oh, that’s prolly⁠—

Toi

Flowers from Nagi-kun…?

Ryui

Yeah.

Toi

He went out to buy them in the middle of the night?

Ryui

He prolly packed ‘em in his suitcase. He‘s got a few… Nah, he‘s got a few hundred screws loose.

Toi

…I want to smell them from up close.

Ryui

Sure. Can ya hold ’em alright? Here.

Withered flowers

Ryui

Wh…

(They all withered up…)

Toi

……

…Ah.

Ryui

Toi…

Toi

……

(I’ve already gone past the point of no return.)

Ryui

This ain’t anything too serious. Let’s just call Morozumi-san and⁠—

Toi

Brother Dearest, could you get me my diary from the desk?

Ryui

…You don’t gotta write anything in it. Get some rest.

Toi

No, that’s not what I want to do.

*pages flipping*

Toi

Here… Read this.

Ryui

What’s this…?

Toi

Yesterday, I tried asking Aa-chama what happened to the real Oshisha-sama.

Ryui

…!

What happened to the original Oshisha, you ask?

Naturally, I lopped off their ████, ripped their ████ apart, and ate their ████.

Ahh, how delicious it was. Particularly when I pulled out their ██ and sucked out the ████⁠—

*book slamming*

Ryui

Gh…! *pant, pant, pant…*

Toi

……

Ryui

S-So does that mean… The original Oshisha’s…already dead…?

(Then how the hell am I s’posed to save Toi…?!)

Toi

……

Brother Dearest, I know I told you that I hadn’t made any deals with them, but the truth is…

May I teach you a method with which to captivate your brother’s attention?

Toi

The truth is…

Ryui

…Oh.

Toi

I’m sorry for hiding it from you.

(I’m sorry that I’m not a good person…)

Ryui

…I’m sorry too. For shouting earlier.

Toi

(Brother Dearest… Thank you for suffering for me…)

Brother Dearest.

Can we go out and do something tomorrow?