“You can think of it that way. After all, words like ‘justice’ and ‘strength’ were also spoken by a player with the same character name as from the previous case.” “...What kind of...?” Kikuoka checked his tablet, and frowned. “«Death Pistol»... That and «Death Gun»“ “A Death... Gun...” - In other words, «Death Gun»? I placed my spoon on the now empty plate, as I repeated that name to myself over and over in my thoughts. Such a character name, no matter how much it was intended as a joke, really did give off a certain impression of the character. Death Gun, the impression that name evoked was of black metallic coldness. “...You’re sure that Zekushiido and Usujio Tarako both died of heart failure, right?” “If I said yes?” “And... No brain damage?” Upon hearing that, Kikuoka caught my drift and grinned. “That bothered me too. And I confronted the forensics team about it, but they couldn’t find any abnormalities like cerebral hemorrhages or cerebral arterial occlusions.” “...” “Also, with Nerve Gear... Ah, are you fine, discussing this?” “I’m fine.”