I remembered the morning of the formal party.

[That statement is cool and factual; Chikusa had been in no state to remember much of their conversation at the time.

As he continues, though, his voice acquires a note of dangerous amiability.]

She may have told you something else, Chikusa, but that's what she said to me -- and I did ask her for clarification.

I'm not the one who's lying.