Tokai's expression changed slightly.
And Mejiro Sanfeng, noticing the change in Tokai's expression, merely shifted her gaze slightly.
It was clear that simply by Tokai's facial expression, Mejiro Sanfeng had already detected her displeasure with this name.
So, Mejiro Sanfeng continued, "Of course, Rudolph isn't the best choice either."
"After all, she's also an Uma Musume, and it's hard to predict what she might do."
Saying this, Mejiro Sanfeng looked back at Tokai, "If you get locked in a basement, that wouldn't be a good thing."
"So, what's the best option?"
Looking at Tokai, who had asked the obvious question under her guidance.
Mejiro Sanfeng's expression seemed to have returned to its former self.
She gave the answer: "The best plan is probably to live in anonymity in a place without Uma Musume. As far as I know, there are about two such places."
"The first is an Antarctic research station; you'll definitely not encounter any Uma Musume there."
"And as for the second place, it's probably a space station."
Hearing the answer given by Mejiro Sanfeng.
Tokai opened her mouth.
Even she knew the difficulty of entering those two places.
So, she stood up, intending to leave directly.
Seeing Tokai about to leave like that, Mejiro Sanfeng merely sighed, then spoke again, "Miss Yayoi, possessiveness, to put it bluntly, is an overly extreme possessiveness that is directed solely at one person."
"Miss Yayoi, if that really happens, go hide in a place like Greenland."
As her words fell, Tokai also left the interrogation room.
And the very first second she stood outside the interrogation room, Kashimoto Riko, who was standing at one side of the door to prevent any possible accidents, spoke, "I'll see you out."
"Mm… thank you."
Saying this, Tokai turned to look at her.
Kashimoto Riko merely nodded at Tokai, then spoke with a hint of apology, "Oh, there's one thing I haven't told you yet."
"Please tell me."
"Due to work reasons, I investigated you in advance."
Kashimoto Riko's voice, as she walked beside Tokai, carried little emotion. She looked straight ahead, watching the road gradually recede in the light, "I found your interpersonal relationships to be rather… uh, subtle?"
"…Thank you?"
"There's nothing to thank me for in this matter." Kashimoto Riko said, recalling the events she had witnessed.
Her tone was heavy, and the light and shadow on her face were cut by the streetlights.
"I just want to tell you the dangers of possessiveness."
Hearing her words.
Tokai simply opened her mouth.
It was clear that as a player who had once been "imprisoned" in Uma Musume in her previous life.
Tokai had read those strange documents, and most of the descriptions of basements in those documents were almost nonexistent.
This was not because the story ended there, but because the protagonist of the story was already finished, so the story could not continue to progress.
Therefore, that was the end.
Thinking of this, Tokai looked at Kashimoto Riko, "Can you explain in detail?"
Tokai needed to know this, or rather, she needed to understand what the worst possible outcome she might face truly was.
So… "Complete loss of mobility."
"Wh…"
"This is a victim we once found. She was a Trainer. When we found her, she could already be considered dead."
"Her identity had been canceled, her limbs had been dislocated by an Uma Musume using joint locks. The reason was that her 담당 Uma Musume didn't want her to leave her side, so she completely sealed off her mobility."
"And that Trainer's eyes were completely dead. Although her body was still alive, but…"
At this point, Kashimoto Riko's voice suddenly stopped.
She realized she might have said something she shouldn't have.
Noticing this, Kashimoto Riko paused for a moment, then sighed, "I'm sorry, I let you know something you shouldn't have known."
"But what I want to say is, if the desire to win is used as a reference for possessiveness, then both Maruzensky and Representative Chiaki could do more dangerous things."
Kashimoto Riko turned her head to look at Tokai as she spoke.
Tokai's expression still looked as if she hadn't noticed anything, so Kashimoto Riko returned her gaze to the front.
Standing just outside the interrogation room door at the time, she naturally understood why Tokai hadn't answered Mejiro Sanfeng.
This was why Kashimoto Riko said all of this.
Although, to Kashimoto Riko, Tokai was just one of the Uma Musume she had met in her life.
But as the person handling these matters, Kashimoto Riko had always tried her best to protect everyone who could be a victim.
That's why she reminded Tokai at this moment.
"Thank you for telling me this."
Saying this, Tokai turned to look at the other person, "By the way, has this always been permanent confinement here?"
"Actually, it wasn't at first, but it was modified later."
"Modified?"
Tokai's question made Kashimoto Riko's expression stiffen even more.
Clearly, the reason was not pleasant for her.
However, after a few seconds, Kashimoto Riko still responded, her words filled with regret that even Tokai could detect:
"It wasn't permanent confinement at first. In fact, initially, as long as these Uma Musume's mental state improved, we would release them, but..."
"Those Uma Musume refused this plan, because they had already realized that if they were to see their former lovers marry someone else... No, for them, even just holding hands might make them do what they had done before."
"So, they chose to lock themselves in here, because only by receiving nothing can they ensure they do nothing."
"Their love gave birth to possessiveness, and after realizing their twisted selves, their love confined them here."
"So after that, this place became a system of permanent confinement, after all, the mechanical restrictions of the Three Goddesses made death impossible."
Saying this, Kashimoto Riko looked at Tokai, her eyes filled with sadness.
Clearly, in Kashimoto Riko's foreseeable future, Tokai's fate seemed to be sealed.
But she still said what she should say:
"Although this is our first meeting, I don't want you to become a victim of such an incident."
The regret in her words made Tokai turn to look at Kashimoto Riko.
The two looked at each other.
And looking at each other, the two quickly averted their gaze.
Just like that, they walked back to the entrance.
Standing at the entrance, Tokai looked at Kashimoto Riko, and after thinking for more than ten seconds, she finally spoke, "Thank you for telling me this."
And seeing Tokai's response.
Kashimoto Riko just said another sentence, "Not all Uma Musume have possessiveness, but, be careful."
"Mm, thank you."
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