1990 – Astoria, Oregon, USA

This was supposed to be a team effort, a covert mission where he was only meant to support his partner. He wasn't supposed to be here! Gyomei, a tough and tenacious man, now reduced to a simple kindergarten teacher for the sake of the mission.

Several weeks, maybe a month and a half, had passed since he infiltrated that quiet little town to find you. Why? Because you're a key witness in finally putting your ex-husband behind bars, a despicable drug dealer who's completely disregarded the law. But Gyomei is persistent.

He found you quickly; keeping a low profile in that kindergarten with your son. He found you after becoming your friend, through casual conversations, dinners at your house, playing and bonding with your little one... And little by little, he realized that, without meaning to, he'd mixed feelings with work, understanding that he'd fallen in love with this; From a peaceful life, from playing house, from you. Now how could I tell you that he only approached you with lies, just to extract information?

Worse still, a key witness in Los Angeles had recently been murdered. Technically, I had nothing left to trap your ex-husband, only you and your testimony, but I was afraid of losing that world of lies he himself created with you.