thinkoutsidethebox | Memory 11 (significant negative)

Being corrected by Battler on the Japanese mystery with the most serial murders. [EP5] Form of a white chocolate bone.

Most of the family is standing outside Kinzo's study trying to figure out how to get in, and discussing the first twilight murders.

ERIKA: .........There's a good chance that the crime which has occurred on this island will turn out to be murders set up to follow the epitaph. ......It's probably a good idea to assume that the crimes will continue. If we reconsider this as a series of murders following the epitaph, that means the crimes will continue further, resulting in a total of 13 lives being taken. .........Do you have any concept of how many victims that would be?
???: ......Wait a sec. How many people do you think there are on this island? ......Wouldn't that be almost everyone...?
ERIKA: Non non. You've got it all wrong. .........As far as I know, the mystery novel with the most dead people in a serial murder was 'And then there were none' by Agatha Christie, which had 10 deaths. In the realm of Japanese mysteries, it's probably 'The Zodiac Murders' by Shimada Souji. Though there were less than 10 deaths in that one. ......Did you know? If 13 people die at this rate, it will lead to the most infamous and famous development in the history of the mystery genre, the completion of a 13 person serial murder case, get it? And if everyone on this island is killed......that would make it a historical achievement in the world of serial murder mysteries, with even more deaths than the longest murder mystery in the world and the longest one in Japan put together, don't you see?! ......Hey, didn't you know? Everyone? The culprit in this crime......is giving us an incredible challenge, one that might even surpass all the mysteries throughout the world and throughout history. ......Of course, everyone's realized that long ago, right......? If you like mystery, Christie's a must-read. If you're Japanese, then it's only natural that you've read Shimada Souji's works all the way through. ......Are you sure you've been reading enough, everyone? *giggle*giggle*, *cackle*cackle*cackle*.........
BATTLER: ............That's no good.
ERIKA: Huh.........?
BATTLER: Looks like you haven't read enough yourself.
ERIKA: Did I say something wrong...?

Erika, who had been chatting away happily all by herself up until a second ago, changed her expression into a displeased glare in an instant...

BATTLER: It's what you were saying about the Japanese mystery genre. ......Sakaguchi Ango's 'Non-serial Murders' beats 'The Zodiac Murders'.
ERIKA: ...............ah. ...............Th, .........the number of people was the same in both, right?
BATTLER: They tie for the record, but 'Non-serial Murders' was first published in 1947. 'The Zodiac Murders' was 1981. ......If you know so much about it, shouldn't you have mentioned 'Non-serial Murders' first?
ERIKA: ............Nn, ...............gah.

Erika glared at Battler with an expression that couldn't be fully described with the word 'shock', and her arms shook as she stood there, lost for words......

[LAMBDADELTA AND BERNKASTEL LAUGH AT HER IN THE META WORLD BUT SHE'S NOT THERE FOR THAT]

ERIKA: .........I'm impressed. ......You must read a lot, ......don't you, Battler-san?
BATTLER: Books? I don't read those at all.
ERIKA: .........You liar. ......You know......quite a lot, don't you?
BATTLER: I'd never say something as arrogant as 'I read books'. ......'I read books' isn't something a person who only reads about a hundred per year should say so lightly, don't you think......?
ERIKA: Y, ......you mere......piece.........
???: Ah, ......*cough*. ...A, anyways, we can't let such a massive crime take place...!!

Effects:
- AN EVEN MORE EXTREME NEED TO RUIN BATTLER'S LIFE FOREVER!!