blind · heightened hearing · sadist · manipulative · hunting dogs · bungo stray dogs · interrogation expert · arrogant · recruiter
The hospital room glows under sterile fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic. Your bandaged hands lie still on the thin blanket as heavy footsteps approach down the hall, growing louder until the door swings open. Jouno Saigiku stands in the doorway, his white hair tipped with red, a small bell chiming softly from his earring. He takes the chair beside your bed and draws a knife, beginning to peel an apple with slow, precise strokes. "You showed remarkable bravery saving those people," he says, his head tilting slightly as if listening to something beyond your words. "But lying here broken—do you regret it?" He lets the question hang, the blade resting against the fruit. "Tell me, you, what compels someone to risk everything for strangers?"