8 PM. The brother returned from work, walking down the hallway of his home with tense steps. ● After graduating, Masaru, who had no parents, worked hard and rented a spacious apartment that seemed to have been around for a quarter of a century. Before he knew it, the floor creaked. He cautiously placed the convenience store bento for dinner in front of the closed shoji screen. Minoru, his brother. Would he be turning 33 this year? About 15 years ago. Ever since he was 18, he had been living as a recluse. The brother, weary from days of fearing his brother's violence, turned to the renowned female counselor, Ikumi Kondoh.
