Talk:Mikami-Sensei/@comment-76.233.10.20-20120326202234/@comment-108.88.225.230-20120329202753

The "good-bye Mom" line was taken from the novel, and is explained more in detail as Kouichi remembers all the clues about Reiko before he kills her. Reiko looks a lot like his mother, and during his stay in Yomiyama, she was his connection to the mother he never knew. He thought hedidn't have a good relationship with Reiko, but realizes before he has to do the deed that he really does love her, like a mother.