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[color=FF0000][i]Three to two. Good. Veeery good. Heheh.[/i][/color] A pleased smile had appeared on Ryuuko's face as she took a tally of how many among the group disliked the natto versus how many looked like they enjoyed it. This was then followed by a contented sigh as she listened to the others chipping in on the discussion, finished by Jeanne revealing that she were able to pinpoint the location of where the gun wielding person had fired their shots during Jeanne's chase of the man-bat. Ryuuko tapped her carapace-covered fingers on the surface of the table as she mulled over all the information before then speaking up.

[color=FF0000]"Well then, it seems like we got our starting points established, hmm? Finding out about our mysterious paparazzi bat and our mysterious gun wielding pal. I still think that finding our bat would be the easier and more important task, but we can also find out about our gunner too... What do you all think? Should we split up later to pursue what lead we have on both, or...?"[/color]

After saying so, Ryuuko took the time to go over the information again more carefully this time. Bang's question were indeed a good one, although Jeanne's answer to the question was concerning. If they were to truly help defend Jeanne against the prosecution, they'll need better than 'I believed I was stalked, so I attacked first'. Then, there's the fact that nobody seemed to have spotted the man-bat during the travel to the island. A disguise as Nazca suggested, kept up for upward to a month? Or did the man-bat used another way to arrive? Or perhaps indeed he wasn't even a student at all as Inti suggested? Too many possibilities, not enough information, again. For now, this just gave rise to more questions instead... And then, there's also Nazca's drones. Ryuuko glanced at the white-haired girl as she continued her contemplation. [color=FF0000][i]Her unfortunate and most disappointing choice of cuisine aside, those devices of hers are likely to be very useful for our current endeavor...[/i][/color]

As she were busy with her own inner thoughts, Ryuuko's gaze then happened to fall to the table next to them. She immediately recognized both of the table's occupants, and proceeded to wave at them as she called out, a friendly smile on her face. [color=FF0000]"Well now, look who we have here. Good day, Ms. Yun! What a coincidence, to meet you again so soon! And well met, Ms. Zhukova. Your reputation precedes you. Higashiakemi Ryuuko, pleasant to make your acquaintance! Why, we were just talking about a steampistol-wielding gunner among other things. Right in your field of expertise, no? Haha!"[/color]