Aoi was not in her place when everyone woke up.There were no screams.There were no panicked voices.Only one short sentence spread from mouth to mouth:"Aoi hasn't been seen yet."
Raditia stood up too quickly."Hasn't been seen yet," he repeated."What does that mean?"
No one could give a definite answer.Aoi's belongings were still there.Her bag.Her small notes.Everything was neatly arranged, as if she would return shortly.
Hansol swallowed."This isn't a match," he said."There shouldn't be anyone who 'disappears.'"
Kazuhiro closed his eyes for a moment."That's exactly it," he said quietly."If this were a match, loss would have rules.""If this is not…then loss is just a decision."
There was no evidence.There was no culprit.But suspicion needed neither.
And without any agreement,the distance between people widened again.