"Yeah, that's true." Konoka said, looking up but also keeping an eye on Koishi. "Just because you're expecting it doesn't make it any easier."

She... sort of knew Eva wasn't around and this had merely confirmed what she suspected. But such a massive list of the disappeared, once she had gone to visit the wall one day, had hit her harder than she imagined.

"When Secchan was gone, I cried. Eva was there." Konoka said. "But now Eva's gone too. There were lots of friends I had and then they're all gone. And I'm not the only one who's felt this way. In a way, I've been feeling much lonelier for a while."