"It was in your reality, you mean," Naoto pointed out, not trying to be pedantic. If she was still a little annoyed that poking around the library last time had led to her missing the biggest lead of all, she wasn't conscious of it.

For now, she more or less kept pace with Kanji, fluttering a little ways overhead and doing her best not to think too hard about it. The latter was easier said than done.

"May I ask how you determined the absence of tampering?" she added.