The decision to return to Japan is not one that 's difficult to make.

But it 's a frustrating one, admittedly. Geto Suguru is

close,

and there is part of Shiki that cannot help but wonder just

how

close she is to finally finding him this time. The cursed spirits that had appeared in the temple, both the elephant-headed curse and the coordinated horde of giant centipede-like curses that had swarmed through the streets 'it 's very unlikely that they all spontaneously appeared there for no reason. Not to mention, there had also been that curse user riding a four-winged bird who 'd rushed out in the aftermath.

Multiple diversions. All of which had made their appearances as soon as Shiki had felled the Special Grade curse. If Geto Suguru had really been

here,

watching, could this then be construed as a purposeful move on his part to make his escape?