[ He's seen it before. People who weren't done fighting... who wanted to live. Everyone is like that at the end, it seems -- it's difficult to let go of that last trace of hope, of the illusion that the situation might turn around. But in the end... they all accepted it, too. And in a way, Shuichi knows that's what Aiko's ghost must be struggling to do right now, no matter what form it takes. But in that state... he feels like he knows what she'll ask. ]

...You wanted us to find your killer, right? I understand that -- I don't want to give up on it either.

[ He's honest about that -- but there's something he's been meaning to say about this matter all along. ]

But is that really the kind of last thought you want? There are other people you'd rather think about, aren't there? People who'd also give anything if it meant they could see you again.

[ Why did she focus on her murderer first, and not on those? What kind of game... even skews someone's priorities like that? There might be a tinge of anger in his voice, but it isn't really aimed at Aiko. Maybe it's for his own powerlessness -- maybe he's even projecting his own issues onto her. But still-- ]

Don't you... have anything to say to them?