At the very least, his actions prevented further complications. This action effectively aids Yusuke in the confrontation, potentially preventing an injury to the Spirit Detective. Later, he shows up to warn Yusuke that Minoru Kamiya, the Doctor, is being deceitful, plans to kill him, and that the vials he proclaimed to be antidotes are just glucose.

Soon after recovering from his injuries, he and Yanagisawa are among the first victims of the Doctor's virus, although he is shown to be able to resist it's effects to some degree. After prompted, he gives the names of the members of Sensui's Seven and begins to second guess his decision to get involved in the cause on behalf of the Human World, as he is horrified by his epiphany regarding Sensui. Accordingly, he is subsequently rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.Īfter coming around, he describes the details of Sensui's thoughts which he overheard and is still haunted by. In actuality, he is unconscious, but still alive. To passersby, it initially seemed as if Murota was killed by a gunshot. Shortly after describing Sensui to the group, he is struck in the forehead by a pencil eraser fired telekinetically by Kaname Hagiri. He comments on the intensity and loudness of Sensui's thoughts, overwhelmed with anxiety and fear, having never heard anything like it. He is shown to be a closet pervert when he gets sidetracked by random thoughts, before honing in on the dark, sinister mind of one Shinobu Sensui. In the middle of town, Murota employs his 'Wiretap' ability after being instructed to relay any suspicious thoughts he might hear. When he comes to, Murota allies with the Spirit Detective and offers his assistance to the group. While he is temporarily incapacitated, Mitsunari Yanagisawa uses his copy technique to confirm that Murota is innocent, 'just a regular guy' who doesn't know anything. With his powers no longer in question, Yusuke answers Murota's taunts and beats his thought reading power by utilizing the shockwave from a right jab at 30% power to level the older man. He proceeds to assault Kido with a flurry of punches, before speaking of his aspirations to become a boxer utilizing his ability to anticipate his opponents attacks in advance. Just before Kido steps on his shadow, Murota averts his shadow, which tells Genkai, Yusuke and the others that he can in fact hear thoughts. Initially, the group are suspicious of his powers, and in an attempt to determine whether or not Murota is a real mind reader, he is confronted by Asato Kido. In truth, he was completely clueless about the crisis and, presumably, the origin of his powers.

He takes the group by surprise when he seems to possess knowledge of the soon-to-be-completed demon world tunnel the group are trying to locate. Yusuke and his companions detect the presence of a psychic in the building, but are unable to identify who it is specifically, until Murota reveals himself to the group with a chuckle. Murota first appears in Club Mahjong, a gambling establishment. Later in the manga, he is seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt in addition to his usual attire. He has dark skin, and small, angled eyebrows. His loose-fitting attire doesn't betray his muscular physique although in the manga this is less apparent, giving him a more shady, decrepit, look. Also, he sports a pair of dark dress shoes and a white belt with gold belt buckle. In the anime, however, he wears a plain pink turtleneck. In the manga, he wears a long sleeved, shirt with a flower theme tucked into his baggy, blue dress slacks. In his first appearance, before he allies with Yusuke, Murota appears as a tall man in his late thirties with short, dark brown hair cut in a flat-top style.

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