Suwa surveyed the group, unable to suppress a wince -- though she didn't look too much better.

"I truly am sorry." Another small bow, held longer this time. "I'll try to keep this brief. We may have some idea of what happened to Hazama-san."

Here she beckoned over the older man before turning back to the group. "This is Ono Yoshinari, a retired Shadow researcher. Some of his theoretical work might shed some light on what we saw."

And with that, she let Ono have the floor.