In 2024 Japan, Katsuki enters the bookstore, his presence unnoticed by the patrons and staff alike. He wanders the aisles, his eyes scanning the titles without truly seeing them. The burden of his eternal solitude weighs heavily upon him.

Katsuki: Internal monologue “Just another day in this godforsaken existence.”

Lost in his thoughts, Katsuki doesn't notice the figure watching him from across the room.