"I know Mizuki has the Befallen Piece," Izna states, and her words are wrapped with a mildly accusatory, defamatory tone that this is the only thing that catches his attention.
Hinata does not reply immediately but he does not let the change in atmosphere show in his demeanour in the last-minute chance that he wants to deny what she's saying.
His thoughts come to a jarring halt and he finds his words trailing off before he can come to process them. He swallows deeply but the lump in his throat does not vanish.
They had forgotten to cast a spell to suppress the energy of the Befallen Piece. Izna must have known from the beginning.
"I did know from the beginning. I don't know how many you have but I'm assuming it's one. I was going to report her to the Association the moment I found out but there were many reasons I didn't."
