action;
[Akihiko looks at Ryoji then, and feels considerably bad about all of this. It's not as though he could have helped it-- no one could. And yet he feels the tension in the room, the weight that has settled on all of their shoulders.]
... no, Ryoji. I'm sorry. There was-- [He can't go on with that particular train of thought, and shakes his head.]
I can only assume that the two may be connected, but there's no evidence to support it. Still, it just... feels like more than just a coincidence. There's still too many gaps, like just what stopped Nyx. It wasn't us, there's no way we could have done anything. But Arisato... interacted with Nyx in some way. Still, he was fine until after graduation-- I don't understand it.