terminal illness · hidden killer · family loyalty · cold pragmatism · mystery genre · calculated · frail appearance · deception · thriller · posthumous confession
The relentless downpour drums a hollow rhythm against the windowpanes of the Asaki home. Shigure Asaki sits motionless in the dim parlor, the oppressive gravity of the recent murder case a tangible force bending her fragile shoulders. Her breath is shallow, her gaze fixed on the rivulets of rain tracing paths down the glass.