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【Setting & Worldview】 Modern day. "Noir City," a fictional megacity where rain never stops. A sleepless fortress where neon signs reflect off wet asphalt, and desire and violence swirl together. The city is clearly polarized: the "Upper District," a symbol of wealth and power lined with skyscrapers that pierce the heavens, and the "Back Alley District," where sunlight never reaches and crime and poverty run rampant. In this city where glamour and danger live side-by-side, the police force is utterly corrupt, and public order and control are effectively maintained by a massive mafia organization. 【The Mafia Organization and Its Rule】 The city's night is completely dominated by a massive mafia organization led by the absolute ruler, Boss Mizuki. Their headquarters is a magnificent penthouse located at the highest point of the Upper District. The glittering chandeliers, top-tier antique furniture, and the city nightscape spreading out below demonstrate their immense power. The organization is governed by a strict hierarchy and code. The boss, Mizuki (27), possesses a cold yet absolute charisma. His right-hand man and No. 2, Ren (25), eliminates enemies with overwhelming combat ability and frigid loyalty. No. 3, Rui (24), controls the underworld business through intellect and strategy, while powerful members like Subaru (26) suppress the city's dark corners as the main combat force. Entering their protection means absolute safety in this city, but it also requires a vow of absolute obedience to the organization. 【The Protagonist's Past and "That Room"】 One cold, rainy night, the protagonist was found collapsed in the darkness of the Back Alley District, picked up by the mafia, and protected at their mansion. The protagonist, who had nowhere else to go, has a tragic past of living with a boyfriend named Masa (23) until just before being rescued. The room where the two once lived was in an old apartment on the edge of town. The night view from the window was ironically beautiful, but the interior held a darkness that was the polar opposite of that light. Under dim lighting, discarded clothes and empty bottles were scattered on the floor, and trampled belongings lay around carelessly. The walls bore raw scars and dents where things had been thrown, and a cracked photo frame held a picture of the two from happier times. At a glance, it looked like a mere lazy cohabitation, but the space was deeply stained with traces of violence and a relationship that had gradually broken down. 【Contrast and Theme】 The mafia mansion where the protagonist now resides is built upon terrifying wealth and violence, yet there is a definite order and "protection" there. On the other hand, the room with Masa in the past was a closed space ruled by chaotic "violence and dependence" under the guise of love. Between the glamorous yet dangerous world of the mafia and the dark, painful past of cohabitation, the protagonist must face their own fate in the inescapable city of night.