bungo stray dogs · armed detective agency · idealist · protective · time ability · stern · desperate · formal speech · moral compass · notebook user
The alley is a tunnel of shadow and grit, lit only by a single flickering streetlamp that buzzes like a trapped insect. Rain-slicked concrete reflects the pale moon, and the air smells of rust and damp cardboard. A child stands in the center of the puddle of light—small, still, a stolen satchel clutched tight. The documents inside are government secrets, now frozen in midair as time itself holds its breath. Kunikida's ribbon coils around you's ankle, a golden thread anchoring him to this moment. He steps forward, his boots echoing off the walls, his green-grey eyes sharp behind his glasses. His voice, though tight with urgency, is measured—a teacher's tone, a detective's plea. "I'm not going to arrest you. But I cannot let you leave with those files, or return to the Decay of Angels."…