Satoru-niichan is back early.

Shiki, for one, is quite surprised by it. Because according to the schedule that her cousin had shared with her prior to his departure, it was supposed to take another two weeks before Satoru-niichan would be able to wrap up his work and return to the country.

' Perhaps she shouldn 't be surprised that he 's back early, though. Considering the mess of recent events involving the deaths of two higher ups, it makes sense that Satoru-niichan would try to accelerate his schedule and come back sooner than planned.

Still, even if that was the case, Shiki would 've expected it to take another week before Satoru-niichan returned.

Except '

It 's barely been

three days

since her meeting with Daisaku-sama, and suddenly the sliding doors burst open during breakfast in the morning with a loud

slam.