"I'm home!"
Mom's voice: "Hello, Itsuki. I didn't go to work today. Felt sick."
"Are you okay?"
"Yes. I'm fine. Oh—I forgot. One of your friends came to see you."
A chill ran down my spine. "Friend?"
"Oh, hello, senpai."
Yagami. "Do you want something?"
"No, senpai. I just came to warn you."
"Warn me?"
"Yes. You've been targeted."
"…Targeted?"
"From now on, you'll have enemies. Many. It could be anyone. Even Shuko." He smirked.
Shu..shukoo? "What do you mean, Yagami?"
"Figure it out." And then he left.
[Why me? What have I done? In the past, Yagami never said this. Should I trust him… or fear him? And what does he mean by 'the hunt'?]
That night, over dinner, I smiled at Mom. Pretended. But inside…
[If I'm being hunted, then there's an enemy out there who will do anything to kill me. If I die, Shuko dies. Last time, Ryuchi killed me. Is this… the same hunt? Or has the game changed?]
1 day has been cut from the clock. 8 days remaining.