I want to kill him, but he's already dead. [ Naked and bare, that's a truth that's been beneath the surface all along. He pauses to brush his bangs out of his eyes even though they fall back into place a moment later. ]

He was my spy. When we bite people, beyond the venom, we can give them a command. It's not something the bitten can ignore, and it works on other undead too. That's how I knew where to find the leaders, and where the Shiki were hiding. I made him tell me everything. But there wasn't a point in killing him then—not when he could continue to be useful.

In the end, he burned somewhere like half of the other Shiki. I never got my chance, it's too late. But I guess... I could give him the same goodbye he gave me. That's fitting, I think.