PRESENT, 2020 (Modern Tokyo) When he brought himself back to the scene of the party, together with the rest of the guests, after walking away from Osamu Sato, Kyouhei Kurosaki placed a pretentious smile on his face, trying to look as if he was enjoying everything else. He had no reason not to be, the booze was exquisite, he had been free from Ami Komatsu's tight attention, and he was spending the rest of the evening casually making small talks with the others around the party. But when he stopped and took some time alone, blending himself in the background, he felt the exhaustion hit his nerves as he let out a long sigh. He still had not seen Yuko Amazawa anywhere yet, but Kyouhei knew right away that she must have been occupied again with dealing negotiations with her prospect targets.

