Well, I didn't exactly have many ideas. I was breaking down, everything was breaking, and I sure as fuck felt like the villain already since one of the two I considered my closest friends tried to murder me, and the other one...

[He falters for a moment. He's not happy about what he did either.]

...well, he was gone too. [yeah.

And it's not like Maki's feelings were a secret, especially to the one who was bravely confronted by her and her stupid crossbow. He still held a bit of a grudge for that.]

And that's fine. But he's my best friend now, so you've gotta be nice to me, too.

[He continues to walk down the street. There's a few kids who see Kokichi as he walks by, and they light up. He gives them a little friendly nod.

And, of course, that's when the nickname pops up.

"That's Bread Man, isn't it?" "Yeah! It's Bread Man!"

And Kokichi is so usually unphased by this that he just. beams.]