[Wakaba Isshiki still died. You are still the one who caused the mental shutdowns and psychotic breakdowns. His face smooths over, perfectly blank.] Or with different pieces. Our own worlds are enough to illustrate that.

[You could kill him, if you wanted. It would be the work of a moment. But you don't. You don't.

He picks up his drink, the second one; cradles it in his lap untouched. You didn't.] I had the impression, from comparing notes, that Maruki is significant. A cognitive psientist arriving at Shujin during the tenure of the Phantom Thieves is more than significant. But if he was missing in Okumura-san's world, and nothing changed... I wonder what he was doing in the meantime.