"If there is something that needs to be stopped, it isn't something which a doctor should have to bear alone, nor is it something that necessarily even can be."

Exactly! I see the point went clean over your empty head, dude.

If I thought this scene was frustrating in the anime, reading it is so much worse. I even had to dig my old account password from the depths of my memory so I could rant about this. They're like, "Okay sensei...I see you're too excited, let's get you back to bed now."

I suppose this is one moment though that shows the thought-provoking beauty of this novel. Being shackled by rationalism, would any of us, without seeing what Toshio has, cross that threshold and believe him? Toshio has some balls just laying it out for them, too - and this shows how desperate he's getting. At this point, I wonder if he has a plan for what he'd do next if he managed to recruit some of these guys. For anyone reading, what would you do?

Anyway, awesome to see that you're picking up the translation again! I can't wait to see the Shiki get what's coming. (Oh, sorry for the spoiler...but I don't think anyone came here without seeing the anime or manga first?)