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Because, as someone once said, "The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views ..." And he was operating based on the false assumption that the information came from a transcendent...

Green will doubtless be snickering all the way through this chapter, enjoying every second of Jiho's misery. Edit: Yep, there it is.

Awwww! She liiiiiikes him!

Iwami: "I'm not a psychopath! 😄" Me: "You go right on telling yourself that, love. :cautious:"

Though not completely, as their reaction to their moms joining in again is, "Ehh?" instead of "Yay!"

Y'know, it never ceases to amaze me that, in stories like this, it never once occurs to the characters that the System is the antagonist. Even after all that they've been through, even after learning how unreliable its information is, they still keep right on looking to it for assistance.

Much more inspired by the Webber musical than the novel, but that's a neutral thing, not a bad thing.

... there are canals on this ship? Canals?

In her dubious defense, she seems open to other options -- just not ones that are respectful or kind. But she is a child, and children can learn better. Whether she will or not is unclear.

And we see green for what you are -- incredibly shallow!

"Hello, Aqua. Tell me, what color is the sky in your world?"

Again -- those kind of questions come from a place of rational consideration, which is the place furthest from Shindo's mind.

Plausible.

You're attributing rational motives to someone who is every bit as irrational and unbalanced as her partner in crime. This is a mistake.

Well that's a copout.

It's always interesting to witness a bloody murder that inspires one to think, "Nice try."

Something terrible and horrible and cruel: the truth. I'd say prepare yourself, but nothing can prepare you for what comes next.

Oh look, it's a Small Assassin.

Oh God. It's happened. Taiga has run into someone crazier than Taiga. Run! It's too late, but run!

Sonoko: And then, and then -- Ran: (strangely, observing the thought balloons): Sonoko, I think maybe you've forgotten what kind of a manga this is.