"Fuyu is unusually quiet today.."

Maeno muttered to himself as he worked in his office as usual. He was tending to ZENO's patients and conducting consultations, but Ushirono's presence was missing in the background.

Although Fuyu usually spent the entire day in the office, pulling all-nighters, this time there was no sound coming from inside. This was unsettling to Maeno, so he decided to perhaps check on him?

When he reached Fuyu's office and gently knocked on the door, all he heard was a faint response. Upon entering, the sight infront of him surprised him in a way he had never expected.

Fuyu tied up? How did that happen? He was wearing a collar and a muzzle. Wait a minute—was he shirtless?—was he wearing only a raincoat? His ZENO symptoms probably flared up and someone restrained him…

“Stop looking at me like stupid and maybe help me get out of this situation.” he said, though he didn’t sound too happy.