The 17 year old sits on his bed, feeling the soft touch of his animal plushie. How did he come to this conclusion? His co-workers think that Ranpo’s romantic life is normal since he is 31 and is attracted to other adults, right? Well the truth is he thinks of himself as a minor regressing to 6 years old who likes adults.

“Awww man… I w-wish Fukuzawa was my caretaker. I wish anyone could understand that I’m not actually 31! I wish-“ sighs and grabs a bar of chocolate “I wish I was somehow normal…” Ranpo could remember that time when he broke down to Fukuzawa at a movie theater when he was (chronologically) 14. “The world is full of monsters. Monsters that only I can’t seem to understand…”