[god, don't tell him to be concise, this is already so hard for him to say. it goes against every fiber of his being, ever inch of who he is, and while he was confident in his decision when talking with the other Hunters and Craftly, right now he's just--]

Damn it, Andersen! You know exactly what I mean!

[-- no, no. he can't let his frustration and fear show. poker face, remember? heart and smile. reach deep inside and grab a hold of that heart, Kaito, everything you're going to do from here on out will be to save everyone]

The Prophets. We found one last week. I'll tell you who it is, but only after you hear me out and promise you won't blab their identity to another soul here.

There was something weird about the letters those Prophets left us back when we called them out last Monday, yeah? So when we found one, we approached them. All three of us, knowing exactly how dangerous it was. They were actually pretty easygoing and willing to give us the information we were missing.

That Prophet told us the caveat to saving everyone. Information that came from "Mother" herself.

[although, knowing her name isn't "Mother" causes Kaito to make a face when he says that word]

. . . we confirmed the information with Craftly, to make sure the Prophet was telling the truth. That's when. . . we learned that Craftly had made that very same deal, a really long time ago. S'how he became Innkeeper.

So.

. . . so. . .

[don't bow your head. don't look ashamed. hold it up high. have confidence in your choices. you're going to hurt a lot of people, Kuroba. but you're also going to save them. . . right?]

[this is the right thing to do. . . right?]

We agreed to work with the Prophets.