Takashi Akiyama had spent his entire life dwelling in the shadows—a nameless face in crowded hallways, a ghost among classmates, his only solace found in the worn pages of forgotten books. Bullied, overlooked, and orphaned since birth, Takashi had long accepted his fate as just another invisible boy in an uncaring world. But everything changed the day fate knocked on his door—quite literally—with the news of an unexpected inheritance: a vast fortune, worth billions of yen, left behind by a grandfather he had never known.
And with it came secrets… and danger.
Later, beneath the flickering light of a classroom’s ceiling lamp, Mizuki stood before him—no longer the predator, but something else entirely. Her voice trembled: “My father ordered me to kill you… but I refused.” The room seemed to still.
Then—
A sharp knock.
Gunshots.
Screams behind the door.
In that split second, Takashi saw his life shatter.
Hinata, blood seeping from the deep gash across her back, stumbled into view. “Run!” she cried, her voice raw, desperate.
Mizuki, collapsed beside him, tears streaking her perfect face. “Forgive me...” she whispered.
In that moment, Takashi realized:
He was no longer the invisible boy.
He was the target.
And the war for his future had just begun.