"So... Rainer-san probably knows about what's going on, too. That time keeps repeating. I mean, I can't imagine she'd just let you kill her otherwise, right?"

But after a moment, she pumps a fist, gives Szass a smile. He might not like optimism, but it's all she has. "It won't be like this forever, though. I mean, just the fact that we were able to show up here at all refutes it, don't you think? Like the feeling you get when you listen to Chopin's Heroic! So... let's work together to end this!"

Minato nods. "We're all stuck here together."

It's worth noting that Kaede does have Empathic Duty, in spite of Minato being something of a downer. I'm willing to use another of Kaede's rolls for it!

But there is something Minato does want to know. "How did Casariel thwart you?"