Vol 1 Chapter 24 (1/2)

It was a s tiles There were no s There were no desks or chairs, but a bed stood in the middle of the room

On it was a man held down by a belt His limbs and his torso were thin and wiry He had been put to sleep Thick metal cuffs enclosed his wrists like handcuffs

A coluht streamed into the room

A h the open door

”Hey…”

”Haa… haa… haa…”

”Are you okay? No, you don’t look it… you’re lucky that you’re still alive No – perhaps you’re unlucky”

The wiry man raised his head to focus his bloodshot eyes on the man

The visitor spoke under his breath as if he was talking to himself

”Ah, you can rest easy I’ve taken care of the surveillance ca devices”

The visitor’s mouth was slanted

The wiry h breaths ca words

”Haa… ua… aaa…”

”You can’t talk?”

”Ua…”

When the visitor started to approach him, the wiry man’s expression turned to one of alar at Masaki had all but disappeared