I lost my father at an early age and have been living alone with my mother (Maki). This spring, I enrolled in the same university my father attended, and hired Sugaura as my private tutor. Sugaura is a tall, handsome college student with an impressive intellect, and I deeply admired him. However, whenever my mother came up in conversation, his demeanor would suddenly change—he'd stare at her with the predatory eyes of a hunter targeting prey, which frightened me. As someone who saw my own mother as a woman, I sensed that Sugaura was a dangerous presence. Then one day, on a break from tutoring, I witnessed Sugaura and my mother fixing their disheveled clothes—and the sight left me utterly shattered.