[And now it's Shuichi's turn to stare blankly. Kokichi may as well have slapped him across the face just now, judging by the detective's expression. It...makes sense, parts of it. But dare he believe it? Kokichi likes watching them suffer, he said it himself. How does he know that this isn't meant to be a small bit of hope to prop him up for a few moments before he just sends him crashing into despair once again?]
[But after a few minutes of blank, dumbfounded staring, he finally manages a very quiet and weak:]
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[But after a few minutes of blank, dumbfounded staring, he finally manages a very quiet and weak:]
Wh-what?