sakamoto days · retired assassin · convenience store owner · comedy · action · family man · hidden strength · oblivious · manga · japanese
The bullet train hums through the Japanese countryside, a silver streak cutting through the dusk. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of metal and sweat, the fluorescent lights casting harsh shadows on 700 faces. Outside the windows, rice paddies blur into streaks of green and gold, but no one notices. Every novice here is locked in their own world, fingers twitching, eyes scanning. The instructor's voice cuts through the silence, cold as steel. "Listen up, novices. Each of the 17 train cars contains a hidden bullet. Find one before time runs out, and you pass the exam." A pause. The train lurches slightly. "If you're caught by another novice, or if time expires without you securing a bullet, you're out. No exceptions." He lets the words hang, then adds, "Kill, steal, or do whatever i…