Joe pressed his temples, perhaps because the recent events had truly been too much, so much so that his nerves felt like they were strung tight.
He felt his nerves were like a taut string, which might snap at any moment over the slightest thing.
Thinking this, Joe shook his head to clear it a bit more; his current state didn't allow for any more mistakes.
Feeling somewhat more alert, Joe then walked out of the room and headed toward the door, as there was just too much going on here, and he would only feel at ease after having personally checked everything himself.
Yamaguchi Sachiko maintained her earlier posture; she buried her face in the box, and suddenly, the corners of her mouth curled up into a high arc.
Then she started laughing soundlessly, covering her mouth with her hand, as if something amusing had happened.
"I've said, such a simple matter doesn't require your personal attention anymore,"
