Once they were back at the ryokan, the two of them went their separate ways with plans to meet at the hot springs later. Mob made sure to dry himself off thoroughly; he knew his mom wouldn't be happy if he got sick again.

As he did, he thought thought hard about everything they went through today. Even though Reigen insisted he give it some thought, he still didn't really get the crane story at all. And Reigen was acting weird, just like Asa insisted Misaki was. It was just a hunch, but Mob was beginning to suspect that his master was under the same influence that his master was.

But Mob wasn't sure how to prove it. And he wasn't sure that Reigen knew it himself, so it was useless asking him about it.

Before he could fall too deep into contemplation, his phone vibrated in his pocket. He'd set it to silent while he was at work; he really wanted to focus. He probably should turn the sound back on, right? He didn't even feel the vibration from Teru's text earlier.

Mob flipped open his phone and opened his messages app, then started reading Teru's texts.