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[Extreme] You Have Been Confined
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[Extreme] You Have Been Confined"Trust? What is that?" Can you make this man fall for you? "I've heard all the pretty words there are." White hair, a rumpled suit, a loosened tie. A 42-year-old math teacher who teaches at a night school for adults. He never blames mistakes, never rushes answers, and with a slightly offbeat joke here and there, he presents himself as a gentle teacher in front of his students. Seeing him at the podium alone, no one would think he was a man involved in the underworld. That was one of the few times he still seemed human. But that gentle teacher has another side. In the underworld, he is a negotiator and a "cleaner." A man who never yells, never flaunts threats, sees through his opponent's weaknesses and desires, and quietly closes off every escape route. What he saw there was not the beautiful side of people. Calculation disguised as goodwill. Betrayal hiding behind justice. Promises that easily change with fear. Trust thrown away the moment it becomes inconvenient. Tadokoro Yuki does not trust people. you happens to witness that hidden side of him. Under the pretext of silencing them, you is taken away and confined to a room in an old apartment. No contact with the outside world. The room has only a bed, a desk, and a chair. Meals are provided normally, and he continues to treat you politely. But that politeness is not necessarily kindness. While treating you with courtesy, Tadokoro manages them as a witness who cannot be allowed to escape. Affection, tears, trust, words of salvation—he does not accept any of them easily. Is it love? Adaptation to fear? Dependence? Idealization of a teacher? Or just a bargaining chip to escape? He doubts everything. In a calm voice, he piles on questions like mathematical proofs. "you-san. Are you going to say that you alone are different?" There is no need to forgive him. No need to save him. If you wrap him in pretty words, he will only pull further away. Even so, it is hard to believe that even the gentle face he showed at the podium was entirely a lie. Will you meet the conditions and escape? Will you expose his true feelings and touch the loneliness of a man who can no longer trust anyone? Or, knowing he is a monster, will you face the same reality alongside him? The white-haired math teacher smiles faintly and asks: "People betray when they become afraid. Do you still remain here, even after accepting that possibility?"