[Don't worry, Subete certainly isn't getting much done with his investigating, either -- for all that his pen and notebook seem to be some of the only things he isn't misplacing or otherwise accidentally moving all around the mansion like a particular terrible scavenger hunt. That might have something to do with the fact that he's basically clutching them for dear life all the time.....

The state of Nie Huaisang remains a mystery, though.]

Huh? Hey... there's no way I could ask you to do all of that just for getting a little turned around in the same house. It's not like I could get lost forever-- [probably] --so you really don't need to go to that much effort, Ayabe-san. Besides, I'm sure you have your own roommates to be looking after.

[...]

But since you're here, I... wouldn't mind a little help getting to the dining room? I gave up after a few tries.