Midnight.
In that absurdly busy shopping street, the twinkle of decorative nightlights stares silently into the distance along the street.
He is inside a car hidden from everyone.
The car was parked in a carpark devoid of any sign of life.
Inside, he was illuminated by only a soft light.
"Let's finish the troublesome work quickly."
Saying it to no one in particular, he murmured to himself.
He typed into the slim laptop placed on his knees. The screen filled up with characters.
"Although I suck at playing with these kinds of electronic toys."
Accompanying his thin laugh, are his fingers lightly tapping against the keyboard. The line of characters dances.
"-But well, only this I can't entrust to other people."
He smiled to himself in the vague darkness.
"Well then, can the Agency and Kunikida-kun see through this trap - and protect the city of Yokohama?"
He - Dazai looked outside from the car's window.
The flickering city lights of Yokohama was reflected upside down in the vast, dark sea -
