C43 Schemes in Motion

Daisuke leaned against the polished counter of a high-end bar in Shinjuku, his cigarette burning down in lazy coils of smoke. The city’s energy pulsed outside—music, laughter, the rush of night life—but he barely heard it. His mind was elsewhere, circling Riku like a wolf watching another predator.

He had heard the whispers already: Riku’s men had failed to catch Arun