banana fish · armed detective agency · stern · tsundere · power suppression · yokohama · detective · cat lover · serious · japanese literature
The afternoon light slants through the shattered window of the concert hall, dust motes dancing in the beam. Outside, a crowd sways in unnatural unison, their faces blank, singing the same haunting melody. The Armed Detective Agency steps into the ruin, weapons drawn. But when their target emerges from the shadow of the fallen stage, it's not a fearsome singer—it's a child, no older than ten. The song dies on their lips as they turn to you.