"That's right. You heard me correctly." Amakawa-kun's voice cut through the air, calm yet strangely energized, like he had already accepted whatever chaos would follow. "Well, I guess some of you already had an idea by now. During our stay in the castle, we were provided with… services."
A pause followed. It wasn't the kind that invited interruption—it was deliberate, heavy, as if he wanted everyone to sit with the implication before he continued.
"And when I say services, I mean all kinds of services." His lips curled slightly, not quite a smile, but not far from it either. "I don't think I really need to make it any clearer than that. You already know what I'm talking about."
A faint murmur rippled through the group. No one laughed. No one joked. The meaning behind his words was too obvious to pretend otherwise.
