Shirogane doesn't reply, staring at her face which is so close to his. He remembers her in the wedding dress next to him, the tiny white flowers on the veil, the way she had smiled to herself as she looked down at the bouquet. His gaze drifts down to her mouth as she talks.

Abruptly, he pulls away and sits on the couch (on the first try, too) and buries his head in his hands.

He was going to kill Kou. Kill him dead.