Sumire told me, too. [he frowns in thought.] I'd say it was a distraction, too, but...think about the people who've been cursed before now. Izumo and Claude were affected by things during the week Cater, Sharon and Kano died. And then last week it was you and Claude and someone else, plus Izumo's weird dream.

Is it possible maybe that this wasn't the first week Shima had to make a choice like that?