I don't think it's too far-fetched to have Yuuto in his late twenties. I mean, Airi is 22, and ~5 years isn't that big of an age difference in a relationship. Disappeared!Yuuto always gave me the vibe, too, of being substantially older than Ryoutarou, especially considering he apparently had changed enough so that Ryou wouldn't recognize his 17 year old-self (Note: I don't actually know where the Wiki got that age, but Yuuichi Nakamura is 20, so...). Now, of course, given that we're supposed to buy middleschool!Yuuto looks just like Rider!Yuuto, I find it hard to swallow 24-ish!Yuuto looked *that* different. But I digress.

My point is, this entire causality-loop thing is getting to be SO CONFUSING, especially because Yuuto's timeline is *so crucial* to the plot, and yet it's so unclear. On the one hand, I feel like he *has* to be back, because I'm pretty sure unraveling his story is the key to figuring out at least most of what's going on. But on the other hand, it's not KR if characters don't unexpectedly die... And we are getting towards the end. (*sob*)

Here's something that is a puzzlement to me, though: Why did all of Airi's patrons suddenly become women? I thought the hanging out was *entirely* about wooing Airi, and therefore wouldn't the men still hang around? I mean, I realize the flowers might be a little off-putting, but.