Ang Japanese-Filipino student na si Rio Sakurada ay target ng mga bullies dahil sa kakaibang condition niyang Albinism. Ilang araw bago siya mag celebrate ng fifteenth birthday niya, nakatanggap si Rio ng regalo mula sa lola niya. Kasabay ng regalong ito ang mensahe ng lola niya na dapat siyang umuwi ng Pilipinas para tanggapin ang mga mamanahin niya. Ito ay mga ALAGA niya para maging ALAGAD niya. Anong magiging papel ng mga ALAGAD na ito sa buhay ni Rio Sakurada? NOTE: ~ ALAGAD is the first among the four books of the RIO TETRALOGY. (33 Chapters per book.) ~ Rio Sakurada first appeared as one of the essential characters of 23:57. ~ Story and Illustration by: Raykosen

May urban legend na kumakalat online. May sumpa raw sa Shibuya na tuwing sasakay ka sa last train ride ng 23:57PM ay magsisimulang magbago ang buhay mo... Story and Art: Raykosen FB, IG and Twitter: @raykosen Note: ~ A paranormal story na isinulat ko habang nasa train station ako ng Shibuya (Tokyo). ~ Check out the ALAGAD story for extension of this story. It talks about Rio Sakurada's point of view and story. ~ Thank you for making 23:57 number 1 in the Paranormal genre ranking on its first to final chapters! ~ 23:58, a 23:57 sequel debuted in March 2020.

Odd name it is and one thing is for sure: Next to his name is nuisance. This story is now available in leading bookstores nationwide for only 175php. Please support me! Thank you! Cover illustrated by Aegyodaydreamer.