That last earns a questioning look, but again, he won't ask. He won't pry unless he has a reason to.

He turns his gaze to the floor. "I don't think putting someone in jail here would be too easy, either. Even if they were behind all of this, we'd just sound nuts." There's something defeated-sounding in his voice as he says that; it's not that he thinks there's no way to get out of this situation, but still, what Chikusa's saying doesn't sit easy. He'd rather not believe that killing someone is actually the best option. And even then, there's the other side of it.

"What if that doesn't work, either, though? This whole thing is weird enough that I'm not sure it's that simple to stop whoever or whatever's behind it."