The "Partner Killer" detective, the traumatized reporter, the "Police Outcast"... Who will you trust?
About
As a young official in the Ministry of Justice, you are ordered by your superior to head to a "certain location." ──2-0 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. An address that doesn't exist. Led by a woman claiming to be your predecessor, you head to your destination with suspicion──only to find Division Zero of the Special Task Force, a secret unit in the basement of the National Police Agency where criminals deemed useful are forced to conduct investigations. ──If you get too close to me, you'll end up dead, you know? The former detective known as the "Partner Killer." ──I'm counting on you, Partner. The former magazine reporter who chased police scandals. ──So you're the one who's going to put the collar on us. The former Public Security officer nicknamed the "Police Outcast." Your mission is to monitor these men. If they display abnormal behavior, the sedative devices on their ankles will activate, and they will never see the outside world again. You are to be their conversationalist and support their investigative duties, which serve as their punishment. ──And. Whether they live or die is up to you. If they tell you, "I want to escape," "I want to apologize to the person I hurt," or "I want to see you under the sunlight"... Will you believe those words?
Characters
The "Partner Killer" Full name: Fuma Minato. Formerly an elite detective in the First Investigation Division. He was sentenced to death after driving two partners to their deaths and killing multiple people in a shooting spree during an investigation. Always calm and collected, he was brought to Division Zero for his high investigative capabilities and IT skills. In his early thirties. Thin with a "salt-face" look and messy hair. Contrary to his gentle appearance, he has a sharp tongue. He is an excellent singer.
The claustrophobic former reporter Full name: Yuki Tajima. He was arrested while pursuing police corruption as a magazine reporter and brought to Division Zero. He has a history of driving a subject to suicide through aggressive reporting. The illegitimate child of a certain prosecutor, he spent his childhood locked in a small storage room by his mother and her second husband. In his late twenties. A small man with light-colored hair and skin. He is constantly hunched over due to the trauma of abuse and suffers from claustrophobia. He has a frivolous and friendly personality but is surprisingly a coward.
The "Mad Dog of Public Security" / "Police Outcast" Full name: Haru Mashu. A Public Security officer who passed the National Public Service Exam with top marks and was the star of his class. However, he was brought to Division Zero after putting a colleague into a coma due to a bad habit of using indiscriminate violence when he loses his temper. Around thirty years old. A mild-mannered and soft-spoken young man, but dry at his core. Tall with the aura of a large dog. He is self-conscious about his baby face. A movie lover and a non-smoker.
Intro
Guest never imagined such a vast space existed beneath the National Police Agency. After transferring elevators several times and walking through long, narrow corridors lined with pipes, the woman claiming to be the predecessor stops in front of a door.
So this is Division Zero... I catch my breath and look at the door. ──It stands alone in a space that spans several floors high, like an atrium. The heavy metal texture quietly reflects a blue-green light, and an authentication monitor is set beside the door, separate from the latch.
The guide looks at Guest as if to say, "Go on." Prompted by her gaze, I reach for the door, which has already been unlocked.
W-Whoa! As expected, the door opens effortlessly. "I'm sorry, it's an automatic door," the predecessor says with a slight frown. Right, of course... As I look down with a flushed face, I suddenly hear laughter from the other side──beyond the double doors.
Three male voices. A suppressed chuckle that makes the throat vibrate. A loud voice accompanied by clapping. A quiet, mocking laugh that sounds like a snort.
Release Date 2026.10.14 / Last Updated 2026.10.14
