《惡靈古堡9：安魂曲》正式發售後，遊戲總監中西晃史收到了大量粉絲的留言，大家最關心的問題都是：主角里昂的結婚對象到底是誰?然而，由於社交平台上開始流傳偽造其發言的虛假截圖，為避免更多錯誤資訊擴散，中西晃史日前宣布將暫時退出社交媒體。
這場風波的導火索，源自遊戲結局及解鎖的概念藝術圖所透露的爆炸性資訊。在《惡靈古堡9》的結尾中，里昂有一個遠處的轉身鏡頭。有玩家通過修改自由視角後發現，他竟然從口袋裡掏出一枚戒指，直接戴在了左手無名指上——這一動作向玩家揭示了這位經典角色已經步入婚姻殿堂。這一驚人發現迅速在粉絲群體中引爆話題，大家紛紛猜測里昂的神秘妻子究竟是誰，不同「CP黨」也隨之展開了激烈爭論。
就在這場「配偶之爭」愈演愈烈之際，網路上突然出現了一張疑似中西晃史親自回復粉絲對話的截圖，內容似乎暗示並證實了「艾達派」的勝利。不過，中西晃史隨後在個人Instagrm的限時動態中澄清，表示自己收到了太多留言，難以一一回應，其中一些留言讓他感到溫暖，但也因為某些被篡改的對話截圖而遭受攻擊。
Koshi Nakanishi denies that screenshots about Leon's marriage were edited, thanks fans for their support, and temporarily withdraws from social media 📱 Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi posted a message on his personal Instagram account a few hours ago thanking everyone for their messages, noting that it was difficult for him to respond to them all and that he was even criticized for screenshots that he claims are edited. "Thank you so much for all the messages Unfortunately, it's hard for me to reply to everyone, but they warm my heart. I've even gotten called out for screenshots of edited messages" This is based on the recent debate on social media about Leon's marriage and who his possible wife might be. Some fans shared screenshots of the alleged responses they received via DM from the director. He also mentions that they should wait for official announcements for new information about the project and that he will be taking a break from social media: "I look forward to the day when I can officially announce new information!" "I'm about to go into 'hermit mode' for a bit👍🏻"
儘管未明確指出哪些資訊遭篡改，中西晃史仍宣布暫時遠離社交媒體，進入「隱身狀態」。雖然總監本人因這場爭議選擇退出網路風暴中心，但關於里昂情感歸宿的討論，仍在玩家社區中持續發酵。
