My style is to keep emotions out of business—just go home. Even as he said those words, Kawatani, the subcontractor, was being cast aside by his former superior, Kimijima. Behind Kawatani stood the small factory left behind by his late father, a fragile foundation that still held up his entire life. Without Kimijima's orders, Kawatani would be buried under an insurmountable mountain of debt. Pushed beyond his emotional limits, Kawatani lashed out violently against Kimijima. Witnessing it all was Kimijima's only daughter, Kotomi. Overwhelmed by the sight of her fallen father, she screamed—until Kawatani silenced her with a strike, knocking her unconscious. Desperate to escape, he carried her lifeless body into an abandoned warehouse.