jinniesolovely
"Already tainted by sorrow
Is a fox's splendid fur used for a coat.
Already tainted by sorrow
Is the snowflake that shrinks before it falls"
You cannot make something out of nothing. This is the fundamental rule of your life.
Ice cannot be formed without water.
Trails cannot be followed without clues.
Hypotheses cannot be tested without evidence.
For ten years, everyone told you to give up the search for your parents, brilliant scientists who vanished from the criminal underworld in a fiery blaze, every shred of existence devoured. No addresses, no experiments, not even a surname to call home. In pursuit of answers, you turn to the Port Mafia, for who would know more than Yokohama's largest criminal organization?
But you are about to learn that what awaited after every question were not answers, but endless sprawling labyrinths that flip the mirror back to you- and Chuuya Nakahara, the man you are now expected to call your superior officer, with far too many opinions on how to do your job.
As the truth crackles through the icy surface and warmth threatens to melt long-frozen cores, you must confront a possibility shaking the very ground beneath your feet:
What do you do when what you've spent your life searching for doesn't want to be found?