In the bustling city of Minato, the morning tranquility is broken by the sounds of sirens from police cars. They raced through the road and stopped at an abandoned building far away from the heart of the city. The police officers exited their cars and went inside the building, they've got a report from a local about a dead body that has been murdered.
The police investigator, Michizugawa Izami, walked with his teammates and headed to the crime scene. The police investigator, Michizugawa Izami, is the one that Ilaya met the moment she wakes up
The group then proceeded and saw the dead body on the second floor of the building inside a room. Michizugawa ordered his teammates to immediately get to work and started cordoning off the scene of the crime and to look for clues and evidence.
He then studied the bloody scene and the dead body of a woman
'A woman in early 20's, looking at this case, the possible cause of death is multiple stab wounds to the body, the chest and abdomen has at least 10 stab wounds separately'
This type of death fits the category of a crime of passion, where the way a perpetrator does is over the top, like continuing to attack the body even if the person is already dead. The motive is always because of hatred, and in this case, although the scene looks like a crime of passion, the wounds on the body of this victim is eerily similar to the isolated case of dead body of a woman that was found not far from the gang shooting incident in Chiyoda. That body and this body had many similar looking stab wounds. The place where the wounds are located is also the same
'Is it possible that the case in Chiyoda is connected to this case? If it's true, then there is a serial killer that is hunting young women in the city. I need to report this to the precinct so that we can tighten the security of the city. We also need warn the people to stay at home and only to go out when necessary'
Michizugawa then got up and walks around to start looking for clues
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Somewhere in the city of Minato, inside the house in a residential area. A man wearing a black clothing is resting on a couch while looking at a knife in his hand. The knife is a double bladed one and is glinting from light, like it has just been sharpened. The handle of the knife is wrapped in black fabric, and looking closely, there's a bit of blood in the pummel.
The man then sheathed the knife and then stand up to looked at the window outside. In the distance, he saw an ambulance passed by on the road. The man the mumbled
"I wonder if they will be able to catch me before my kills reaches 5?"
The man thought for a while then shook his head and said
"No, they can't… they will be able to kill me at least"
The man then walked towards the door and walked outside to search for a target. Then, he remembered the woman with a sharp intuition
'I hope we meet again'
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Ilaya is walking in the street to go to her work. She woke up at 5:00 am and went to a convenience store to have an early breakfast. After she finished eating, she looked for a hidden spot to brush her teeth and wash her face from the bottle of water that she bought. She then returned to the park to pass time until it reached 12:00 pm. Ilaya then started walking to her workplace with a thoughtful expression.
She's thinking about her financial situation and whether she had to borrow an advance payment to her boss or pawn her ring for money. She really needed a place to stay
If I wait for my salary, then I'll be living for at least half month in the streets. I'll also need food and my current money is now only enough for two meals. I'll also need to maintain my personal hygiene. Even though I don't care that much about my appearance, I absolutely don't want to turn into a walking teargas. Just the thought of it horrifies me. I also need to take care of my health, it's a death sentence for me if I get sick because I have no one to ask for help. I don't have a home, have no food, and no money. I don't have anyone to rely on
But, asking about borrowing an advance payment from the owner when I didn't even start at my work is extremely embarrassing! Looks like I have no choice but to pawn my ring, maybe it's value is high? But this ring is one of my clue to my past, so I don't want to let go of it
'I'll just decides later when I finished my work as to whether borrow a money to owner or pawn my ring'
Ilaya then reached her workplace and leaned on the wall outside to wait for the time to turn 12:30. When the time is up, she entered the small takoyaki restaurant to look for the owner. She see's him on the counter and approach him. The owner then noticed her and said
"You're right on time young lady, I'm starting to like your punctuality"
"Good morning owner.. or good afternoon? I'm here now so what kind of work do I need to do?"
"There's no rush, I've just opened anyway so there's little to no costumers right now. Well talked for now while waiting for my cook to arrive to teach you the things you need to do"
She then nodded and looked around the place, the inside of the restaurant is small with only six table set, but the furniture is all wood. From the tables and chairs, even the counter is wood too.
There's hanging paintings in the walls of the restaurant and the overall ambiance of the place is nice and comforting. Ilaya is having a different thoughts now when she sees the place that she will be working on
Ilaya then said to the owner
"Do you live in this restaurant of yours owner?"
The owner then looked at her confusedly
"No, I live on my own house, why are you asking?"
She hesitates for a second and decided to out with it
"Can I stay here, while I'm working here?"
The owner then looked at her dumbfounded