Hibari absolutely was planning on going after what sort of horrible monster would do this; if he had little empathy for humans, it was all poured out on animals instead, especially if one were to succumb to something that wasn't the natural order.

Youji would just get a poisonous glare for even presuming to talk to him in a slightly friendly manner; when he said going out on a prayer, he wanted to fight something, not talk to some asshole who couldn't even protect their animals.

"Clearly you aren't good at investigating if you can't even figure out that much." Hibari was folding his arms and glaring at the lady who came up to them, apparently the owner of the place. She did not look happy to see such a moody teenager.