Togusa has grown very quiet while listening to the story, something akin to melancholy has settled onto his face. He was prepared for a horror story, but something more tragic has affected him deeper than he expected. A woman he doesn't know, but that he feels so deep a love for. But he knows Gentiana well, so why does he feel something for this story?

"I'd say it's the best thing to be a fool about. An old teacher of mine said we're all fools about something," Togusa comments lightly.

But then Freya is turning her head to listen. Togusa quiets, strains to hear what she is searching for. He lets a few moments pass before he asks, much softer, "Are you all right?"