"Telling her or me?" Joshua asked quietly as he turned his head, putting a hand to his chin as he glanced at the newcomer. It looked a lot like Neku. It felt like Neku. But was it really the Neku that Joshua had come to know, who had challenged him at the very end and to that very second Joshua had no idea who had won it? That was the question of the moment. After all, he and Shiki of all people should know that outward appearances were deceiving.

Yes, he felt like looking askance at the newcomer for now, and not asking anything else at the moment, until Shiki was done. Important questions were to be saved until later... for now, Shiki deserved some time to decide whether to believe an illusion or look for reality.