Chapter 7 — Stick to the Script

Riku Hayashi has returned from another world.

Sara Redmere followed him.

Now they have to survive the one thing neither of them can fight with a blade: the official story.

At the police station, Riku, Sara, Emiko, and Daichi face the consequences of Riku’s disappearance and Sara’s impossible arrival. Every answer matters. Every detail can become a problem. And Daichi Hayashi knows exactly how dangerous the wrong words can be.

For Sara, the clean walls, quiet questions, and controlled voices of Riku’s world may be more unsettling than any forest road.

Because in this world, survival means learning when to speak, when to stay silent, and when to stick to the script.