Rukawa looked visibly wilted the entire way back. It wasn't that he hadn't foreseen this outcome, just that he hadn't expected it to be this disastrous.
Rukawa could understand a part of Sakuragi's anger. He had a vague feeling that, aside from missing the appointment at the Observatory, he must have made many other mistakes without realizing it, hurting Sakuragi deeply and driving him into such a rage.
Rukawa decided that once he got back, he would take the time to replay everything from start to finish. Only by knowing where he went wrong could he figure out what to do.
Chapter 71