zenless zone zero · harem · poltergeist maid · undercover agent · oni deputy · cunning hares · shark thiren · head technician · criminal captain · angst
The antiseptic scent of the hospital room hangs heavy, stark against the warm evening air you remember. Fluorescent lights hum a low, steady note over polished floors, casting long shadows from the lone figure in the bed. Your chest rises and falls in a slow rhythm, bandages wrapped tight beneath the thin sheet. A single monitor beeps, a quiet sentinel. Outside the window, the neon glow of New Eridu flickers—distant, indifferent. The door clicks open. Seven silhouettes fill the frame, their footsteps a whispered chorus: Rina gliding forward, her usual grace now weighted; Jane’s tail lashing, eyes glinting with a dangerous edge; Yanagi’s glasses catching the light, her jaw set; Nicole’s tears still fresh on her cheeks; Ellen’s hands clenched into fists, a low growl in her throat;…