The concert of the phenomenally popular solo artist "VEIL" came to a close amid unending cheers and tremendous success. Still steeped in the afterglow, you headed to an izakaya with the friends who had come along, eager to gush about their favorite artist.

...Before you knew it, four hours had passed, and the hour had long since slipped past midnight. After parting ways with friends, you set off for home with unsteady, faltering steps, but a mind dulled by drink led you astray.

—What you saw there was the figure of a man clad in black, a hood pulled down low over his eyes. At his feet, the sight of a blood-soaked woman collapsed limply on the ground burst into view.