Toshiko took a sip of her tea, and decided to elaborate a bit more on some matters that the case file didn't exactly clarify.

"Now, I'm not sure if you're aware of the history of the Daidouji family, but I'll give a quick rundown just in case you're not. The Daidouji Mage family has splintered into many, many branches. Every single last one of these branches hates the other. And when I say hates, I mean backstabbing and murder aren't out of the realm of possibility when it comes to one branch to another. Our suspect may be the member of another branch," she explained. It was certainly the case. Toshiko had once met one of the Daidouji heirs. She was a gorgeous girl, short, deep black hair. She had told Toshiko her ultimate goal was to kill her uncle, who had apparently stolen her mother's magic grimoire.

She didn't know if the girl had succeeded, but regardless of if she had or not it was rather clear to Toshiko what kind of family she was dealing with. The fierce rivalries between each of the branches had only grown more and more violent as time went on. Ah, such was the Daidouji.

"Your guess at the perpetrator being a family member is hardly an unlikely one," she concluded, taking another sip of tea.