The young woman's voice sounded familiar to him. It almost sounded like her. Maybe if that girl had lived long enough to have her voice change, it would sound similar.
That was nonsense, though. That girl had been dead for nine years. And many women had similar voices. It was probably just the game that had brought up memories of that girl.
He shook his head. He knew the girl had no family other than her brother, so even with the Nonary Game happening again, even with the blind man and his sister, and even with Kubota, the woman's similarity had to be a coincidence.
Still, he wished he could see her face. Just to be sure.
But then, that's what had started this mess in the first place.
