I've been on board, but I'm extra on board for many other adults getting involved/inserting themselves into this whole big mess/partially catching on to things. If only to temporarily ease some of the incredible tension of the early volumes!! ( )

Mommy continues to murmur in Seiichi's ear and wrap him in her arms, but the tension in their relationship causes him to act out at school. And the persistent questioning of his suspicious aunt starts to drag out some foggy memories about something Mommy did when Seiichi was only three.

Things happen, but the pacing seems a step off and this volume feels a bit like a placeholder until the final pages. The next one can't come fast enough. ( )