Back at the auditorium of Sawa High on the same day of the entrance exams, all the students were sitting or wandering around the place. A few teachers sitting off to the side. Thats when from doors into the auditorium would come Mr.Nakayama and Mr.Miyuki. both wearing their casual clothes. They walked in and looked around the place. Noticing all the pale decorations and pasty themes of the place. Mr.Nakayama's senses all told him things he had seen before, only from one other person.
Nori Kibe.
The place was decorated like as if an AI was asked to describe the most plane of environments. The place had a dead and indifferent feeling to it. Where once before Nakayama had been laid flat from a gun shot and all he could think about, was the fullness of the place. Now it felt empty. Even with the people in it.
"Hey, you sure you want to be walking around? You just got out of the hospital a two days ago. You should be resting, and the last thing I need is your wife breathing down my neck." Mr.Miyuki said with a bit of a nervous voice. Yet Mr.Nakayama was more intrigued with something else. Up on the stage, he stared at one man. Shinjō Mizuki. Mr.Nakayama stared at him for a few more moments before he started walking around again, Mr.Miyuki looked at the man too before he followed Mr.Nakayama.
"What are you thinking Nakayama?" Mr.Miyuki asked as he rushed to keep up with him. Yet Mr.Nakayama's mind was too filled with thoughts and ideas. He couldn't speak. All he could do, is think.
"How can such a person exist? Can the world that created Kibe exist in our own?
Or am I to believe he was created with the rest of us. His capabilities are all far beyond what we ourselves can even conjure up. To understand him, to read him, to...get him. Has taken all my years of prowess, cunning and much more just to keep up. What else can I give?
The Machine has no motive, no personality and no contradiction. Its all just focus. All just endless aim, but what could it be towards...that answer I may never know.
What else can I do to catch someone who isn't really a someone.
...how in the hell does one catch...
An idea?" Mr.Nakayama thought, he walked a few paces more before stopping. His eyes looked out of the few windows in the auditorium.
"I'm going to have to get in his head. Understand his mind. The only way to catch a man who is willing to sacrifice everything, anything and anyone. Is that I must be willing to do the same or at least appear so." Mr.Nakayama said as he looked to Mr.Miyuki. Thats when they would both hear a clasps of hands.
"Is that who I think it is?" Said a joyous voice, Mr.Miyuki and Nakayama looked to see it was Mizuki. He walked down from the stage with another man who walked away from him once they reached bottom of the stairs. Mr.Nakayama turned to Mizuki as the man walked towards them.
"How do you do gentlemen? Its a pleasure to finally meet you, I've heard that you've been investigating this school recently. Not only that, but that this school has seen some action that you're involved with.
I just want to say as the newest headmaster of this school. I will do everything I can to aid in the future of your cases and or current case." Mizuki said as he and Mr.Nakayama shook hands. "Glad to hear." Mr.Nakayama said. Mizuki nodded as he walked away to talk to the parents of some of the students. Mr.Miyuki walked next to Mr.Nakayama and leaned to him a bit.
"What are you thinking?" Mr.Miyuki asked.
"Uppty and pompous man, he smells expensive and looks it too. He's connected to Kibe somehow." Mr.Nakayama said, Mr.Miyuki looked at him.
"How do you figure?" Mr.Miyuki asked, Mr.Nakayama looked around and gestured for Mr.Miyuki to follow him outside. They both eventually would leave the school grounds, walking through the parking lot.
"The decorations, the ambience and overall feeling I got from the guy. The way he talked seemed a lot like someone who had practiced. A lot on how to make a convincing principle 101." Mr.Nakayama said
"Is that a real book?" Mr.Miyuki asked
"Miyuki focus." Mr.Nakayama said as Mr.Miyuki nodded and gestured for Mr.Nakayama to continue.
"I know what you're thinking, we book the old principal for obstruction of justice and conspiracy, then suddenly one is here and ready to take his place.
Just all doesn't make sense. But what does make sense is the fact this is a cover up. Someone knows we're getting close, the closer we get the more they put down the hammer. Its only a matter of time before we start getting kidnapped like how Kibe did." Mr.Nakayama said to which Mr.Miyuki's expression then became shocked and worried.
"Woah woah woah, kidnapped? You saying they're going to kidnap us?! They do that now?" Mr.Miyuki asked
"No, I don't know if that was them, but I wouldn't put it past them. Seeing how they cover up everything else." Mr.Nakayama said which gave Mr.Miyuki some peace at mind.
"With the hint and hunch that the new principle may infact be involved with Kibe. I think its time to bring the Noris back into speculation." Mr.Nakayama said
"But you said a while ago to steer clear of them. That going too hard would be bad." Mr.Miyuki said "I know what I said, but things are moving quickly right now. I can feel it, and we need to get a lead. Otherwise this whole case gets cold and Ozawa makes us both drop this.
Which is why its time for me to start using all my cards. All in." Mr.Nakayama said
"...Alright, whats the plan?" Mr.Miyuki asked
"We're going to talk to the only other two people close to Kibe. Mr.Tomomasa, his psychiatrist and therapist for a time.
Then next Mrs.Mihara herself." Mr.Nakayama said
"Woah, playing the big cards already? What if they don't talk like you want? Or worse lawyer up?" Mr.Miyuki asked
"Oh I don't need them to talk. I just need a small nibble, just one small piece of a clue that can get me moving at too speed." Mr.Nakayama said as he put his hands in his pockets. His eyes looking around the parking lot in case for any eager ears. "Alright then, what about him?" Mr.Miyuki asked folding his arms. Mr.Nakayama looked back to him and noticed.
"Oh, yes. Brandon. Well here's the thing. We all can't be in two places at once. So I've decided to get Brandon enrolled into Sawa High. So he can keep making a mental profile of the white rabbit." Mr.Nakayama said
"To keep an eye on Kibe." Mr.Miyuki said
"Exactly, Miyuki. I've seen the way he works. Hes observant and obsessed with the details in people. If by putting him there he can get a full bio for the white rabbit and then somehow link it to Kibe. By God Miyuki we got him." Mr.Nakayama said.
"What exactly are you hoping happens with this? That he psychoanalyzes Kibe somehow and comes to his own conclusion?" Mr.Miyuki said
"If he does, we can have Brandon completely on our side. I've seen how he behaves, if I just told him we speculated Kibe. He wouldn't know how to act, would start asking dumb questions and even talk to Kibe about it.
Its better this way, if I was younger I would be doing the same thing, but this is only way I can see Brandon finding out without causing a scene. Now let's get going." Mr.Nakayama said as they both walked to his car.
"I do have one more question, why haven't you turned in Ouchi Mi?" Mr.Miyuki said, "I'll tell you on the way." Mr.Nakayama said as they drove away.