[ Talking about things besides the islands and the trials makes all of this a lot easier. It's still heavy, sure, but it's easier to talk about this than anything else. Maybe because the subject is so distanced from each other and has nothing to do with one another. ]

So what you're basically saying is that it might be a problem for me if Piphron shows up in this general vicinity. [ At the very least, Hinata tries keep his composure. ] Duly noted.

[ However, he has to add: ] ... Why exactly are you giving me all this information?

[ The fact that it's so specific and that he's doing it in such a way that makes Hinata think that Komaeda's actually being genuinely kind is kind of... unsettling. Did something change him in the last eight months that he was here? If so, what? It can't possibly be Enoshima Junko's fault. This kindness is somewhat unnatural and it makes his feelings unsteady to the point that a shadow tempts to envelop Hinata, starting to cover him in a swirl of darkness. But not quite. ]

Regardless, I don't plan on killing anybody. Because I'm not going to let others decide things for me ever again. [ His memories may not be entirely there, but he remembers enough to know exactly what he did. The words he speaks are firm. He doesn't want to be controlled by others; the idea just leaves a bad taste in his mouth. ] And if anybody else tries, I'll do my best to stop them.